Vista...networking

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 12:06

So..installed Vista, but can't get a net connection.

I set the IP static address (192.168.6.5), its detected the network and picked up the router/gateway, but just won't get anywhere further. Red 'x' through the internet, and the diagnostic thing doesn't work.

Any ideas?

fobose · 4 Oct 2008 at 12:10

You dont happen to have 2 NICS on your computer and have plugged it in to the wrong one?

Fanatic · 4 Oct 2008 at 12:21

Add network to trusted zones in the firewall?

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:23

fobose said:
You dont happen to have 2 NICS on your computer and have plugged it in to the wrong one?

2nd one is disabled in bios(so wouldn't show as connected to a network at all).

Fanatic said:
Add network to trusted zones in the firewall?

Always have the windows firewall off, I use a hardware one with NATS.

Something I wasn't sure about, what 'type' of network I should select, as thats a new Vista feature. I set it as a private network.

joey1211 · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:25

dns problem?

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:33

It could well be, if Vista uses something different from what I'm used too, but the other computers in my house (2 Ubuntu, 1 XP) work fine.

marc2003 · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:39

networking in vista is the same as xp really. as you're using a static ip, i guess you've set the subnet mask, default gateway and preferred dns server as well? you must have as you already have xp machines running?

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:44

Yup. The settings are exactly the same on all computers (other then the final digit of course).

Vista IP: 192.168.6.5
Vista Sub: 255.255.255.0
Vista G/W: 192.168.6.1
Vista Dns: 192.168.6.1

XP IP: 192.168.6.10
XP Sub: 255.255.255.0
XP G/w: 192.168.6.1
XP Dns: 192.168.6.1

Ubuntu IP: 192.168.6.20
Ubuntu Sub: 255.255.255.0
Ubuntu G/w: 192.168.6.1
Ubuntu Dns: 192.168.6.1

marc2003 · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:47

tried swapping the cables around? different port on the router?

(i'm clutching at straws here.

)

joey1211 · 4 Oct 2008 at 13:59

I'd let vista autoconfigure the connection via dhcp. Will eliminate an error that your just glancing over and not seeing.

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 14:06

marc2003 said:
tried swapping the cables around? different port on the router?

(i'm clutching at straws here. )

Ya, new cable too.

joey1211 said:
I'd let vista autoconfigure the connection via dhcp. Will eliminate an error that your just glancing over and not seeing.

Will give that a go when I get back home.

platypus · 4 Oct 2008 at 17:36

Autoconfigure didn't work.

I literally have no idea what I did, but it now works

.

joey1211 · 4 Oct 2008 at 20:28

Or you could say that autoconfigure did work