Re: Wireless & Vista
 

I've got five Vista Ultimates here at home, all wireless and all without problems - and that's been the case since beta 1.

Could it be that the laptop is failing to get a TCP/IP - is a firewall preventing DHCP requests, this happened to me with XP. Is there an updated driver for the wireless card in the laptop... or bios... Don't assume Windows update will find all the updates.

Have you tried removing the wireless card from device manager and setting up from scratch... here end'eth my 2 pence worth :-)

Re: Wireless & Vista
 

I would try installing netstumbler and seeing if the laptop is picking up any wireless systems...

Re: Wireless & Vista
 

If it's only giving local access, it's possible you're not configured correctly. In the Network & Sharing Center, ensure Network Type is set to Private and Network Discovery is enabled.

Re: Wireless & Vista
 

jayandfoo, did you ever sort this out? my gf's mum's vista laptop is doing the same. says local connection only but it has been working fine for the last 3 weeks and now has just died! :(