Vista DNS Problem

[Guest]

I have a new installation of Vista Ultiamte 32-bit, and I am completely
unable to access the internet.

I am using an HPnx9420 and have up to three NICs available to me:
* on-board cable (Broadcom NexXtreme Gigabit)
* on-board wireless (Intel Pro/100 3945 abg)
* PCMCIA wireless card (LinkSys WPC300Nv2)

All have the same problem:
* the network connection comes up as "Local Access Only"
* I can see other devices on the local network
* I can not see the internet (big red "X" on the worldwide conenction)
* Internet explorer can't display any pages whatsoever

Strangely, while I can ping any IP address in the world (local subnet and
external), I can't ping anything by the equivalent host name or URL.

Other bits that I have tried:
* Netbios over DHCP is ENABLED
* IPv6is is DISABLED
* IPv4 Offload checksums are DISABLED
* All forms of anti-vrius, anti-spy (including Windows Defender) and
firewall (including Windows Firewall) are either DISABLED or REMOVED.

Please help. I really need to get back to work.

MDL

 

[Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]]

I have EXACTLY the same problem Michael. I have COMPAQ NC 8430 LAPTOP and a
COMPUSA FMI ROUTER (3 yr old). See my problem statement below. I tried
several things - what partially worked is this:

Solution1:
1) Go to your router setting. Or connect an XP machine to the router.
2) Do ipconfig /all on the XP machine. Get the DNS server name
3) Go to the LAN CONNECTION. Go to properties on the IPV4 connection. Click
ADVANCED tab. Enter the DNS server name manually
After this, I was able to access internet. But my trouble is - I switch
between multiple networks !! So, everytime I come home, now I have to enter
the DNS again !!

Solution2:
Restart the router !! Strangely this worked every time. But it is a PAIN !!

I am still searching for the answer. If you get it, let me know !!

Background:
=========
I have a Vista laptop and a CompUSA router (at my house). I was having a XP
tablet PC which worked like a charm - I open it, plug in the Ethernet wire
and it gets connected, no problem. But with Vista, it doesn't work like
that. I have to POWER RESET my router everytime to get my internet
connectivity working. Without the power reset, my vista computer can see my
other computer on the network, but the DNS configuration somehow doesn't
seem to work

My computer details:
===============
Machine - Companq NC 8430 (2 GB memory)
Network adapter - Broadcom NetXTreme
Router - CompUSA router
<See image attached>

What I tried:
=========
I thought I may need to update the driver, so went to the Broadcom site and
downloaded the latest driver.
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/driver_download/570x/win_vista_32-10.8.0.0a.zip.
After this, the functionality seems to work OK. But Vista started
bluescreening every 4-5 hrs or whenever I went to standby and back (not sure
exactly what's the cause). So, I have now reverted back the driver install.

Any ideas/tips would help.

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

Pradeep, Have you tried to disable IPv6?

Michael, please post the results of ipconfig /all and nslookup.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[Guest]

I'm running Vista Home Premium and I've had the exact same problem as the
previous two posters, and discovered the same solution as poster#2 (Pradeep's
1st solution, manually entering the DNS server).

I have disabled IPv6 without any luck (meaning I have unchecked the IPv6
protocol for both the LAN and wireless adapters). I don't think it is the
"broadcast flag" issue (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233) because the
IP address and gateway are properly received via DHCP. Also, I have a Win2K
and Linux box also receiving their DNS info via DHCP without any issues.

Below is result (without a manually entered IP for DNS server) of both the
nslookup command and the ipconfig /all command:

I change networks quite a bit (this is a laptop) so having to muddle with
the DNS server every time is very annoying. Any help/insight into why this
is occuring would be greatly appreciated.

#####BEGIN COPY-PASTE#####
C:\Windows\system32>nslookup
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 127.0.0.1:53

quit

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : codepad
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-78-87-5C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-FD-36-EC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.188(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:58:24 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:08:03 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 16:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.188%34(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 17:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 18:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 19:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 20:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 21:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 22:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{49D620FB-62FB-4DEC-A630-979749AF7C99}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
#####END COPY-PASTE#####

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestion, but no luck here. Same result, no dns servers
acquired from DHCP.

:-\

 

[Guest]

I am wondering, where the WINS-Server adrs came from in
the output of ipconfig/all.
Adrs is different from DNS-Server adrs.
Is there really a WINS server available ?
If not, it might (but should not) block the use of the DNS-Server adrs.

You can always configure the network card using static IPs, and static DNS
servers.
Better than rebooting the router, at least.