Vista networking "issues"

[hornetrider]

Everybody together now:

Microsoft are BRILLIANT!!!

[sgrimshaw]

Can we see the current settings of both Good and Bad machines following the changes, ipconfig /all from cmd window.

[sgrimshaw]

Which Zyxel router are you using?

[evenflow]

Sorry, been out all day... once again, appreciate the "interest" in this thread and all the help so far...

ZyXel router is a P660HW&G202.

ipconfig /all from GOOD machine said:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Simon>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-5E-35-D8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b1cd:176:d5d4:ff65%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 06 February 2008 16:20:11
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 February 2008 16:20:11
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 150999792
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rieo.vbr
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-BF-28-B8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e66:3c12:2695:3f57:fedd(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c12:2695:3f57:fedd%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{F8F2AEFA-FEF4-4072-86C4-20FAC3A4DD16}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.34%15(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.rieo.vbr
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

ipconfig /all from BAD machine said:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Simon>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-7D-29-02-45
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bc17:85e6:e1bd:c315%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

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* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{7B280CC0-4422-4778-8DBA-D9C89B0B7
CD2}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.9%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Simon>

[LordGrover]

Dunno what "Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9" is (assume something new/fangled vista), but an empty default gateway can't be right, surely?

[evenflow]

I was presuming that the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" was the one to look at, as that's how I'm plugged in to the router? This has a default gateway of 192.168.1.1.

Not sure what the tunnel ones are either - presumably they are Vista things?!

[jamieboy]

Both machines named 'Simon-PC' ?

[TheGriffalo]

Give this a whirl...

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/06/18/repair-an...

[evenflow]

jamieboy said:

Both machines named 'Simon-PC' ?

Yes...are you thinking there may be a conflict of some sort?

[TheGriffalo]

jamieboy said:

Both machines named 'Simon-PC' ?

Bugger, missed that!!!

[julian64]

evenflow said:

jamieboy said:

Both machines named 'Simon-PC' ?

Yes...are you thinking there may be a conflict of some sort?

[jamieboy]

evenflow said:

Yes...are you thinking there may be a conflict of some sort?

It can cause problems, they should definitely have different names. Saying that, I'm not sure if it's causing the problems you're seeing - I'd expect it to have complained about duplicate names.

It's a quick and easy thing to rule in or out, though.

Edited by jamieboy on Wednesday 6th February 17:21

[TheGriffalo]

jamieboy said:

evenflow said:

Yes...are you thinking there may be a conflict of some sort?

It can cause problems, they should definitely have different names. Saying that, I'm not sure if it's causing the problems you're seeing - I'd expect it to have complained about duplicate names.

It's a quick and easy thing to rule in or out, though.

Edited by jamieboy on Wednesday 6th February 17:21

It's a good "spotted" Also, oncce that's done, power everything off and then power up just the router and rogue machine to be sure there are no conflicts. Could even be worth re-enabling DHCP at that point.

[evenflow]

OK. I now have two machines: Simon-Laptop and Simon-Desktop
Re-enabled "automatically assign IP address" and so on.
Rebooted everything + router.

And I'm posting this from the rogue machine! Woo hoo!

Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread. PH is truly an amazing resource. Virtual beers all round.

Naming the computers was not something that crossed my mind really, I bought them 2 years apart and just didn't think of potential conflicts. DOH!

[sgrimshaw]

Can I ask a question of the Experts please.

Why is it working with a DNS address of 192.168.1.1 ?

Should't that be the address of an actual DNS server?

Simon

Edited by sgrimshaw on Wednesday 6th February 18:03

[TheGriffalo]

sgrimshaw said:

Can I ask a question of the Experts please.

Why is it working with a DNS address of 192.168.1.1 ?

Should't that be the address of an actual DNS server?

Simon

Edited by sgrimshaw on Wednesday 6th February 18:03

Not necessarily... Most home routers act as a DNS proxy.

[evenflow]

boocks. Not so fast networking gurus.
The rogue machine has just kicked me off the net again after working for 15 minutes or so. I am back to Local Connection only, and "there may be a problem with my DNS configuration".

How can it work and then just stop, with me changing nothing at all?!

[GreenLandy]

Have you tried a different network cable?

[agent006]

Try pointing your dns address out to your ISP's DNS servers rather than your router.

[TheGriffalo]

Try the winsock fix ^^