Vista networking "issues"

[TonyToniTone]

try running eventvwr and see if tells you anything that might standout..

[mybrainhurts]

Kick it in the face.....

[Piglet]

I'm so glad I've just orderd my lappy with XP Pro on it!

[TheGriffalo]

agent006 said:

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

The prob is (was) that his DNS queries weren't rejected by the Yahoo server. A correctly functioning DNS client would have received a rejection, ergo his DNS client isn't performing lookups wherever it's pointed.

[evenflow]

Tried the winsock reset and now no cxn at all. Totally exasperated by this now.

TonyToniTone said:

try running eventvwr and see if tells you anything that might standout..

What in particular should I look for?

[TheGriffalo]

evenflow said:

Tried the winsock reset and now no cxn at all. Totally exasperated by this now.

TonyToniTone said:

try running eventvwr and see if tells you anything that might standout..

What in particular should I look for?

Have you rebooted since?

Look in the system log for red errors related to your network.

[LordGrover]

... and I take the mickey out of 'er in doors for watching soaps ... I'm gripped by this now.
I can't wait for the next episode.

[evenflow]

LordGrover said:

... and I take the mickey out of 'er in doors for watching soaps ... I'm gripped by this now.
I can't wait for the next episode.

Will Simon ever get online? Can TheGriffalo really be that good? Have Microsoft finally gone too far?
Find out, only on Pistonheads!

[TheGriffalo]

evenflow said:

LordGrover said:

... and I take the mickey out of 'er in doors for watching soaps ... I'm gripped by this now.
I can't wait for the next episode.

Will Simon ever get online? Can TheGriffalo really be that good? Have Microsoft finally gone too far?
Find out, only on Pistonheads!

Bloody hell!

[evenflow]

TheGriffalo said:

evenflow said:

Tried the winsock reset and now no cxn at all. Totally exasperated by this now.

TonyToniTone said:

try running eventvwr and see if tells you anything that might standout..

What in particular should I look for?

Have you rebooted since?

Look in the system log for red errors related to your network.

Cleared all the logs, rebooted and noticed:

System Log said:

IRQARB: ACPI BIOS does not contain an IRQ for the device in slot 6, function 0.

Now not having done a degree in martian I'm not entirely sure what this signifies...a problem with the network card?

[TheGriffalo]

evenflow said:

TheGriffalo said:

evenflow said:

Tried the winsock reset and now no cxn at all. Totally exasperated by this now.

TonyToniTone said:

try running eventvwr and see if tells you anything that might standout..

What in particular should I look for?

Have you rebooted since?

Look in the system log for red errors related to your network.

Cleared all the logs, rebooted and noticed:

System Log said:

IRQARB: ACPI BIOS does not contain an IRQ for the device in slot 6, function 0.

Now not having done a degree in martian I'm not entirely sure what this signifies...a problem with the network card?

Could be, depending on what's in slot 6. Go into your BIOS and make sure the setting for "plug and play OS" or whatever it's called is enabled.

[LordGrover]

TheGriffalo said:

That's TheGriffalo! Second from the right.

[TheGriffalo]

I hope your PC never breaks

[sgrimshaw]

Can you please disable wireless on your "good" machine and connect to the Router using the same cable and port on the router as the "bad" machine.

In one swoop you'll eliminate Router (hardware and configuration) and the Cable from the list of possibilities.

[evenflow]

sgrimshaw said:

Can you please disable wireless on your "good" machine and connect to the Router using the same cable and port on the router as the "bad" machine.

In one swoop you'll eliminate Router (hardware and configuration) and the Cable from the list of possibilities.

OK, just seen this post having got back from borrowing a router from someone else. Plugged it in, switched on, and hey presto, here I am posting from the "bad" machine. Evidently it wasn't Vista at all, it was an errant router. Strangely, I could connect perfectly well through it using wireless on my laptop, just not ethernet wired from my desktop.

Got both wired and wireless working now with the borrowed router.

Well, I've led you all on a merry dance. Thanks for all your help once again!

EDIT: LordGrover - I'm sorry if this is an anti-climatic end to the soap!

Edited by evenflow on Thursday 7th February 14:23

[LordGrover]

evenflow said:

sgrimshaw said:

Can you please disable wireless on your "good" machine and connect to the Router using the same cable and port on the router as the "bad" machine.

In one swoop you'll eliminate Router (hardware and configuration) and the Cable from the list of possibilities.

OK, just seen this post having got back from borrowing a router from someone else. Plugged it in, switched on, and hey presto, here I am posting from the "bad" machine. Evidently it wasn't Vista at all, it was an errant router. Strangely, I could connect perfectly well through it using wireless on my laptop, just not ethernet wired from my desktop.

Got both wired and wireless working now with the borrowed router.

Well, I've led you all on a merry dance. Thanks for all your help once again!

EDIT: LordGrover - I'm sorry if this is an anti-climatic end to the soap!

Edited by evenflow on Thursday 7th February 14:23

Nah! It's still early yet - it could break again any minute!

[sgrimshaw]

That Router has a whole bunch of stuff that can be configured, for both Wired and Wireless SEPARATELY, especially in the Firewall.

Before you bin it, it might be worth resetting it to factory settings.

Simon

[evenflow]

Will give it a go, thanks Simon.

[mybrainhurts]

I'm just about to link an old XP PC and a new Vista laptop, and you lot have just ruined my year....:sigh: