Laptop WiFi Local Only Access

BrianB

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Recovered windows Vista on laptop, internet connectivity says Local Only Access and unidentified network.

I have tried resetting winsock, ipv4 and ipv6 didn't work. I am going to try registry changes next but does anyone know how to resolve this issue another way?

Thanks!
 
Hm, trying to figure that out, now will update in a few mins.

Update: To me, it look's fine but I don't really know exactly what to look for. Cannot think of what it is. Should I try this?

"Unlike Windows XP, IPv6 in Windows Vista cannot be uninstalled. However, you can disable IPv6 in Windows Vista by doing one of the following:

I.

1. Run regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tcpip6\Parameters\DisabledComponents. If you don't see DisabledComponents, create it by adding the following registry value (DWORD type).
3. Change one or some values:
1 = Disable tunnel interfaces
2 = Disable 6to4
3 = Disable ISATAP
8 = Disable Teredo
16 = Disable LAN and PPP interfaces
32 = Set preference of IPv4 over IPv6
255 = Disable IPv6 completely

Note: 1) You must restart the computer for the changes to the DisabledComponents registry value to take effect.
2) This method disables IPv6 on all your LAN interfaces, connections, and tunnel interfaces but does not disable the IPv6 loopback interface. You must restart the computer for this registry value to take effect.

II.

1. Open the properties of the LAN.
2. Clear the check box next to the Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) component in the list under This connection uses the following items.

This method disables IPv6 on your LAN interfaces and connections, but does not disable IPv6 on tunnel interfaces or the IPv6 loopback interface."
 
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Currently waiting for part of a vista dvd to download so I can just reinstall fresh vista instead of using this backup from 2009! Hate vista with a passion but I don't remember it being this bad.
 
I always found it was the network settings unable to discover which type of network.

Open a command prompt in admin mode, then run
Route print
If you have two routes to 0.0.0.0 find the one that doesn't end in your routers IP address then type:
Route delete 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 [ip address]
I might not have the syntax totally right, you can just ? It I think.
 
Thank you so much for the help, unfortunately it was an embarassingly easy fix. For whatever reason the driver from 2009 did not work for me, I updated the WiFi driver after discovering that the Ethernet worked fine. Working on wireless now... so annoying haha, can't complain though. :) Cheers!

Sum it up, I will always check drivers now.
 
Beat me to it! I was just about to say I did the same for a Windows Vista laptop just last week. Another guy had reinstalled Vista with the recovery CD and the wireless was sat on Local Only with no internet access. Eventually after an hour, I wired it via ethernet, updated the wireless adapter drivers and hey presto it worked fine!!
 
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