Vista Laptop Can't Connect to Internet via Ethernet, WiFi, or Mode

G

Guest

Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop to Vista HP, and I haven't been able to
reach the Internet since. Have tried (Ethernet to Linksys WRT54G v4 router),
(Ethernet directly to Time Warner Cable modem), (WiFi to router), and even
(PPP modem connection). Sometimes I get an IP address from the DHCP server,
and sometimes it's Local access only, but even when I get an IP, I can't
reach the greater Internet. I can sometimes access my router's admin page via
192.168.1.1, but I can't get any further than that.

The router definitely works, as my parents' Vista HB laptop (with the exact
same wireless card as mine) connects to it just fine. I was shocked when even
the PPP modem connection didn't work.

When I try ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew, the renew usually
encounters one or more errors including "unable to contact your DHCP server.
Request has timed out."

I tried implementing the changes suggested in KB 928233, but no improvement
noticed. I'm not sure I got the right adapters though, as I couldn't tell
what was what (I tried to use the autoconfig IPv4 address as an identifying
value).

Here's the rundown:
Dell Inspiron E1505
1.67 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1 Gig RAM
Windows Home Premium
Ethernet Card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller (driver v. 4.60.0.0)
Wireless: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (driver v. 4.102.15.61)
Modem: Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem (driver v. 7.39.6.0)

Many thanks!
 
R

Robert L [MVP - Networking]

Posting the result of ipconfig /all may help.

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
Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop to Vista HP, and I haven't been able to
reach the Internet since. Have tried (Ethernet to Linksys WRT54G v4 router),
(Ethernet directly to Time Warner Cable modem), (WiFi to router), and even
(PPP modem connection). Sometimes I get an IP address from the DHCP server,
and sometimes it's Local access only, but even when I get an IP, I can't
reach the greater Internet. I can sometimes access my router's admin page via
192.168.1.1, but I can't get any further than that.

The router definitely works, as my parents' Vista HB laptop (with the exact
same wireless card as mine) connects to it just fine. I was shocked when even
the PPP modem connection didn't work.

When I try ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew, the renew usually
encounters one or more errors including "unable to contact your DHCP server.
Request has timed out."

I tried implementing the changes suggested in KB 928233, but no improvement
noticed. I'm not sure I got the right adapters though, as I couldn't tell
what was what (I tried to use the autoconfig IPv4 address as an identifying
value).

Here's the rundown:
Dell Inspiron E1505
1.67 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1 Gig RAM
Windows Home Premium
Ethernet Card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller (driver v. 4.60.0.0)
Wireless: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (driver v. 4.102.15.61)
Modem: Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem (driver v. 7.39.6.0)

Many thanks!
 
G

Guest

Here is ipconfig /all when connected to the router simultaneously via
Ethernet and WiFi. I can hit the router config utility at 192.168.1.1, but I
can't get to the greater Internet.


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BETHANY
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nyc.rr.com

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-F3-45-9B-8D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d113:42c7:1e15:c513%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 15, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 134224115
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-B2-69-0A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::adfa:4368:d740:5a50%7(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:55:49 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 15, 2007 12:55:49 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184554949
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

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* 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
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:192.168.1.103%18(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.104%18(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
 
R

Robert L [MVP - Networking]

You should not use the same IP range in a multihomed computer. This link may help,

issues of a multihomed computer with two NICsCase 1: The client setup a Windows 2003 server with two NICs, ... both sites of the VPN using the same IP range Metric is the same for both the remote . ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/Routers/2gateway2.htm


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
Here is ipconfig /all when connected to the router simultaneously via
Ethernet and WiFi. I can hit the router config utility at 192.168.1.1, but I
can't get to the greater Internet.


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BETHANY
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nyc.rr.com

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-F3-45-9B-8D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d113:42c7:1e15:c513%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 15, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 134224115
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-B2-69-0A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::adfa:4368:d740:5a50%7(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:55:49 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 15, 2007 12:55:49 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184554949
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

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* 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nyc.rr.com
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:192.168.1.103%18(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.104%18(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.103.10
24.29.103.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
 
G

Guest

Thanks, Bob. I followed the link, and I don't think I quite understood
everything nor how to adjust my IP range(s) to solve the problem. In
addition, why would the offending IP range (I assume 192.168.x.x) cause the
direct PPP connection via modem to not allow connection to the Internet
either? Same question for when I connect via Ethernet directly to the cable
modem and get an IP of 72.225.230.x (belonging to Time Warner Cable)?
 

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