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tvout · 28-04-2009, 20:36

Hi all,
A colleague at work leant me his laptop to try and get his wireless connection working again. Thing is...it's Vista which I know barely anything about...
If there are some Vista experts that can talk to me in XP/2000/98/ME/3.1 language I'd really appreciate it!
Basically, the IP address is showing as a 169 one when using DHCP. I set the IP etc. manually and still not working. It's saying it can't connect to the DNS server? It also states the connection is local:
IPv4 Connectivity Local
IPv6 Connectivity Limited

Any ideas anyone? I did a TCP/IP and Winsock reset and rebooted but still the same also tried the DHCP fix mentioned by Microsoft.
There's a red cross between the network and Internet...

Hoping someone has some ideas. Also I can ping the router IP and also 4.2.2.2 (one packet gave 'general error' though).

28-04-2009, 20:36	#1
tvout Inactive Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands Services: VM L Broadband (10MB) XL TV V+ HD Box Off peak caller phone HTC Wildfire on T-Mobile UK Freeview Posts: 600	Vista not connecting to wireless network Hi all, A colleague at work leant me his laptop to try and get his wireless connection working again. Thing is...it's Vista which I know barely anything about... If there are some Vista experts that can talk to me in XP/2000/98/ME/3.1 language I'd really appreciate it! Basically, the IP address is showing as a 169 one when using DHCP. I set the IP etc. manually and still not working. It's saying it can't connect to the DNS server? It also states the connection is local: IPv4 Connectivity Local IPv6 Connectivity Limited Any ideas anyone? I did a TCP/IP and Winsock reset and rebooted but still the same also tried the DHCP fix mentioned by Microsoft. There's a red cross between the network and Internet... Hoping someone has some ideas. Also I can ping the router IP and also 4.2.2.2 (one packet gave 'general error' though).