Windows Vista Internet --- Says Local NOT "Local & Internet"

[rameshuk]

Hi all,

Trying to help a friend.

Windows Vista on a new Acer Desktop with the Marvel Yukon NIC onboard.

Trying to use the Ethernet connection. Broadband router works fine. His PSP connects to it.

Trouble is in network settings its says Local. Clicking the customise button just allows you to set the location as Public or Private.

His PC connects to the router but the line from the router to the globe icon (Internet) has a red X on it.

Steve's PC ------Speedtouch----X-----Globe

Can anyone shed some light on this ?

Thx

R

[eyebeebe]

Try repairing the connection. I had a similar problem with my dual boot system. XP worked fine. Vista didn't want to know until I repaired it. I think it renews the IP lease.

[arcturus]

If the Repair doesn't work (it does for me) then try this:

From the 'Network and Sharing Centre', click 'Set up a connection or network' then click 'Connect to the internet'.

[rameshuk]

Thanks for your replies. The Marvel Yukon chipset is very common and the Vista drivers are not 100% yet.
We tried everything. Sometimes the repair worked , othertimes it did not. Once the system was shutdown, restarting would mean abck to square one.

In the end I got my friend to install Win XP and everything works fine....for now !

Cheers again !