Problems with ATT broadband card...

[Mike]

Gateway laptop, running Vista Home Premium, SP1, using ATT's Broadband
service & their GT Ultra Express card.
There are times that I cannot connect to the internet, the software will
show that it's connected, but the Network & Sharing Center will show an X
between Network & Internet.
I have talked to ATT's tech support, who says it's a Vista problem.
I have talked to Microsoft, who says it's either a Gateway ot ATT problem.
I have talked to Gateway who says it's a Microsoft or ATT problem.
I have searched Google & can't find my exact situation, most of them deal
with home woreless routers, etc.
In the event viewer, I am seeing a message that says something along the
lines of;
'The IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx for the network card with the network
address (MAC address) has been denied by the DHCP server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
(The DHCP Server sent a DHCPPNACK message).
Is the laptop trying to renew its last used address & finding it not to be
available?
If so, how can I prevent or change this?
Any other advice gladly appreciated!

 

[me123]

Gateway laptop, running Vista Home Premium, SP1, using ATT's Broadband
service & their GT Ultra Express card.
There are times that I cannot connect to the internet, the software will
show that it's connected, but the Network & Sharing Center will show an X
between Network & Internet.
I have talked to ATT's tech support, who says it's a Vista problem.
I have talked to Microsoft, who says it's either a Gateway ot ATT problem.
I have talked to Gateway who says it's a Microsoft or ATT problem.
I have searched Google & can't find my exact situation, most of them deal
with home woreless routers, etc.
In the event viewer, I am seeing a message that says something along the
lines of;
'The IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx for the network card with the network
address (MAC address) has been denied by the DHCP server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
(The DHCP Server sent a DHCPPNACK message).
Is the laptop trying to renew its last used address & finding it not to be
available?
If so, how can I prevent or change this?
Any other advice gladly appreciated!

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[NotEvenMe]

Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
talent.
Yeah, they're called Congress.

Not quite, there are only 500+ in Congress.

If the opposite of Pro is Con, what is the opposite of Progress?

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Not quite, there are only 500+ in Congress.

If the opposite of Pro is Con, what is the opposite of Progress?

Linux

 

[Mike]

Not quite, there are only 500+ in Congress.

Yeah, but Homer probably wouldn't know that.

If the opposite of Pro is Con, what is the opposite of Progress?

I hear you there!

 

[NotEvenMe]

Linux

Always the troll aren't you?
Just can't resist? Most teenagers are like that (or people who never matured
past that stage).

Like most OS, Linux has it's place.
While I wouldn't use it on my personal machine, I have it working fine on
50+ business machines.
The machines would have been retired and new hardware purchased if Vista
hadn't sucked so bad.
But they were upgraded from 98/ME/NT and continue to be productive.