Vista wired LAN problem

[Dorftrottel]

I am trying to connect my new Vista Home PC with my work XP PC in order to
share some files and a USB modem connected internet link (on the Vista PC).

I am using an ethernet to ethernet cable which has previously worked with my
old XP PC and the same work PC. For some reason, I cannot get my Vista PC to
allocate any IP addresses (you can tell I'm not very good with network
settings...). I don't have a router to use as a DNS, the PCs have been in the
same workgroup but it made no difference. I can ping localhost on the Vista
PC.

There is no nice wizard to set up a wired connection on Vista, just
wireless, dialup, VPN or connect to the internet. Grrrrrr.

Any ideas ?

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Posting the results of ipconfig /all on both computers may help.

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[Dorftrottel]

OK (although it appears to have found itself an IP address today, but still
does nothing) - this is from the Vista PC:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxxxxxx
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Internet ADSL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Internet ADSL
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 79.65.32.172(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.139.132.24
212.139.132.25
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network
Connec
tion
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-22-E0-A7
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c442:1adb:683f:557c%12(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.85.124(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 151002377
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

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* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::200:5efe:79.65.32.172%24(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.139.132.24
212.139.132.25
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{58E11AC4-D2D5-45AC-A4F0-750C9CE37
11A}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{58E11AC4-D2D5-45AC-A4F0-750C9CE37
11A}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{65887DA2-F9AA-4E98-BE47-3AFBC23A3
F0B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.85.124%15(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:4f41:20ac::4f41:20ac(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.139.132.24
212.139.132.25
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

and on the work PC (havng released the work lease):

I can't put all of the info as you could identify some network details which
would get me sacked, but basically it has a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller with DHCP enabled, Autoconfiguration Enabled as No, IP and subnet
masks as 0.0.0.0 with a DHCP server as 255.255.255.255. There is also a
wireless card in this device which is disabled and there disconnected.

I don't have a wireless card in the Vista PC or my internet ADSL connection.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

We have many issues with this TCP/IP configuration.

1. Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.85.124(Preferred).
2. The Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
3. The IPv6 could be the problem too.

--
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

 

[Dorftrottel]

Thanks for your reply, but what do I need to do about these issues ? Do I
need to give a hard-coded IP address for IPv4 (192.168.0.1 ?) and disable
IPv6, or is there another set of steps I need to take ?

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Try to disable IPv6 and you may want to install latest firmware for the
router and driver for the NIC. Or check this search result.

Vista incompatible issuesVista Incompatible issues. 1. Some switches or
routers may not compatible with Vista – Solutions: upgrade the firmware,
disable the IPv6, re-configure the ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistacompatible.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