I can resolve the names of the sites that I can't connect to with either Internet Explorer or Firefox. Does anyone know what criteria Vista uses to evaluate whether or not it can connect to the internet? If we could manually troubleshoot that process, step by step, we coulld probably figure this out. Otherwise, I think we'll just have to wait on MS to fix this. Monday, September 3, PM. Hey Everybody, It's been a month and still nothing. Thursday, September 6, PM. What finally worked was the recommendation 4 days later from the new security vendor's support organization: I have checked the system information log you sent us and found that you still have components of Norton on the computer.
Kindly run the Norton uninstall to remove the remaining components of it. Proposed as answer by ciclismopr Monday, December 29, PM. Friday, October 26, PM. Something I found on another board seemed to work for me I know this doesn't solve the problem, but it keeps me from having to reboot! Good luck! Monday, October 29, PM. Temporary solution : Assign a static IP address and check for the connectivity It would get connected instantly Use 4. It;s a global DNS server address Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 1, PM. Monday, November 5, PM. Installed KB Have not seen the problem lately. If it comes back I'll repost here. It won't start on my system. Tuesday, November 6, PM. So KB is not the answer. However, the system did recover on its own, in a few minutes. Did not have to reboot. Wednesday, November 7, AM. Where is the bug? Shall we wait for the Vista SP1?
Sunday, November 11, PM. I went back to XP three weeks ago and everything is alright,again. I used Vista since it was released, installed it twice on my notebook, but a third time I don't want to. I am thinking that this is a feature of IPv6 and not actually a problem. The next time you get local only, try this: Open the "Netowrk and Sharing Center" Click on Customize next to your network In the "Set Network Location" dialog box, click on "Merge or delete network locations" In the "Merge of Delete Network Locations" box, look for a network location with the status "not in use".
Close dialog boxes. Tell me if your problem goes away temporarily at least - it will come back again Finally i resolved it using a work around. In the Wireless connection properties I highlighted ipv4 and clicked properties. Under the general tab, I left it to default settings which is 'Obtain IP address automatically" I clicked on the Alternate Configuration tab and set it to user configured. I clicked on OK and close all the windows and rebooted the computer.
After reboot I opened network and sharing center. Access was 'local' for a while then the diagram changed and the red x was removed. Unidentified network was changed to my network name. Rebooted a couple of times and it still worked. Thursday, November 15, AM.
Monday, November 26, PM. Anyone tried KB already? Tuesday, November 27, PM. Wednesday, November 28, AM. Thursday, November 29, PM. The only thing that I have been able to do to get "local and internet" access is turn the security off on the linksys router. I'm not to happy about that. Does anyone else have any suggestions. Thursday, December 6, AM. I've tried everything short of reinstalling Vista.
This is actually what the tech support from HP suggested. I connect to my home network wirelessly without any problems. I've connected to other companies' wireless networks without any problems. I hit a snag when I try and connect to an open network hotels, coffee shops, airports, That's when I get the "local access only".
I connect to the network and it identifies but just no connection to internet. Same error that many others see "no DNS". The only problem is that Vista came preinstalled on my laptop and MS website says to contact manufacturer. I think they should make an exception in this case.
I was very wary of buying this laptop since it came with Vista. Was looking for an XP machine. I wonder if MS would accept an even trade. I'll give them back Vista if they give me XP. Or maybe I'll just throw up my hands, reformat the hard drive and reinstall with Linux. I'm kind of leaning in that direction. Good luck everyone.
Thursday, December 6, PM. I have had not luck either in solving this problem. Windows Update worked. VPN to office worked. Not with Firefox and not with IE Ping would work tracert would work nslookup would work. Checked all router settings nothing had changed. Rebooted Vista. No change. All connections through VPN worked outlook got its email , Remote desktop worked.
Now searching web to see if any other people have had similar problems. Vista has been working for over a year; Actually it is pretty close to exactly 1 year - I wonder if some license has expired or something. Vista did not appear to be operating in 'limited behavior' mode. Friday, December 7, PM. I am getting the same problem with Vista local network only. I am running with a Dutch Vista Business on my workstations. Friday, December 14, PM. I use a vista laptop, i was using a default connection i pick up at my house, it worked fine for about 2 weeks, and then all of a sudden out of no where my laptop just disconnected from the internet and since then its been stuck at "Local only".
So i know this is a stupid question but is this a vista or the internet problem?? Saturday, December 15, AM. Sorry for the double post but, i used to use this exact same connection for my PSP and it was fine, now after my laptop disconnected, my psp cant access the internet either Please lets get a fix for this or I will have to go back to the Xp OS.
Sunday, December 16, PM. Tuesday, December 18, AM. Tuesday, December 18, PM. Connie, Pomona, MO. Saturday, December 22, AM. Michael Kleinpaste wrote: Same problem here. Saturday, December 22, PM. I finallly returned the laptop and received a full refund from Frys Electronics. Will now look into purchasing an older laptop and install XP onto it. At least until the next time it happens. Connie S.
Pomona, MO. Friday, December 28, PM. Have tried to configure the wireless connection manually but to no effect. Anyone got an answer that works? Saturday, December 29, AM. Hello, I am having the same problem with vista home premium on a dell laptop. I have the intel Pro card. It connects local only for no aparent reason. No problems wired at all, XP or vista. I have tried relocating the router, reconfiguring the network, everything. Still intermittant local access only. I hope someone from MS is looking at this!
Saturday, December 29, PM. I feel I've solved the problem. Over the course of several days, I made only one change at a time, then waited to see if the failure occurred again. I'm an IT networking professional so I based my decisions on my familiarity with network protocols, impact, risk, ease of implementation and fallback positions.
These are the steps I took: 1. Installed Teracopy, which takes over the file copying function of Windows. Please post if this works for you. Monday, December 31, PM. Wednesday, January 2, PM. After adjusting this little setting, the issues were gone. Cheers and good luck Mark. Thursday, January 3, PM. I had the same problem until today.
I talked to a Dell tech support guy and the thing that worked in the end was a System Restore. When the window pops up, you choose "Select a different reference point" or something like that It's the one that doesn't say Recommended , then you choose a previous date from the list From there on, it worked for me. I hope this helps others. Monday, January 7, AM. James, Most of us have already gone down that path. Personally, I've restored this damn thing several times.
My desktop has no problem connecting to my router, wirelessly. I've tried emulating every single setting from the desk top on the laptop to no avail. One works - the other works only sporadically. Sunday, January 13, PM. Wonder what would happen if I reformatted and installed Red Hat? Not sure if my problem is quite the same but, whenever I turn my computer on I have only local access.
It just seems strange that I have to do this every time, I don't understand why this doesn't just happen automatically. The much more serious problem I uncovered whilst trying to solve this issue is that if I try and change my network configuration to use a fixed ip and "ok" the changes.
It's a right bummer! Monday, January 14, PM. In this situation, I would try changing the wireless channel number. Have you tried that?
Tuesday, January 15, AM. Tuesday, January 15, PM. Try the FAQ on your router manufacturer's Web site. Wednesday, January 16, PM. I am having the same issues. Saturday, January 19, AM. Monday, January 21, PM. Wednesday, January 23, PM. PS i will let uyou know if connection fails again. Tuesday, February 5, PM. Tuesday, February 12, PM.
Like you, I'm a little uneasy about running with anti-virus right now Thursday, February 14, PM. If you want to try this, do the following steps: 1. Friday, February 15, AM. I guarantee this will work for everyone! Here's what I did, so stay with me here. I put my Vista based PC on ebay and sold it unfortunately at a loss. Friday, February 15, PM. Saturday, February 16, PM. That's great for you.
Better to not make presumptions about someone's "stupid answer" though. In my personal case, I experienced this problem from day one. I even removed the entire Security Suite. I too thought I had fixed it on several occasions. In most people's case the issue is sporadic. They aren't reduced to "Local Access" all the time. Guess what, problems still exists. One minutes I'm surfing along fine the next I have local access only. My comment is still a valid solution. And by the sounds of the SP1 reviews, it's not going to get any better.
My only real mistake was not trusting my instinct and allowing myself to spend the money on a product I knew wasn't worth the dough. Absolutely David! Wi-fi connection in this day and age is paramount for any mobile person. It should have worked correctly out of the box without exception.
This is a serious oversight on their part and the entire QA department should be fired for this release. The fact that people still defend this product, is proof that Microsoft has taught people to accept mediocrity.
They should have taken the money they spent on marketing and pumped it into development and testing! Reseller's aren't allowed to ship the sidegrade discs. We ran into this with Dell since I am "Sidegrading" multiple systems at work because of all the issues this PoS has believe me this is only the tip of the iceburg.
Dell isn't even allowed to ship the CD's Microsoft cancelled the shipment. People's desire to keep XP is proof that prettying up the GUI to keep people from jumping ship isn't the only thing you should concentrate. A lot of the changes I've seen now are "Change for change sake". Cancel or Allow? Michael Kleinpaste wrote: soonerdave wrote: Fixing the OP problem should not be dependent upon installing half-a-dozen "tuning and maintenance" products Oh, you don't have to convince me. So, I'm a little biased because I've learned to look past the " Windows".
Pun intended. I'll give that Linux is definately not desktop ready, but it is getting closer. I'd almost put it at XP SP1 level. I converted to Mac almost 5 years ago when I learned that it's subsystem is Unix. I see it every day and Vista literally P! The patch was out the next day and fixed it right up. They need to stick to Office. It's the only one they do well. Sunday, February 17, AM. Monday, February 18, PM. H2Hax wrote: ok this is what you need to do , uninstall any antivirus AND firewall, restart your pc , does it seem to connect now again with the globe?
Here's what I did to resolve it: 1. Go to System Control Panel 2. Under "Computer name, domain, and workgroup setting" select "Change Settings" 3. The system will prompt you for the network type: Home, Business and Public 4. Select Home My system immediately connected to my network and everything has been kosher since. Friday, February 22, AM. After using several weeks my WLAN successfully, the problem started unexpectedly. I am not aware of any modifications to firewall rules.
Wednesday, February 27, PM. This seems to be a general problem, there are millions of hits on this on the web, and people are spending hours upon hours tying to connect using this half baked junk. I'm never buying anything from this company again, not ever. Can't imagine that the millions that have the same problem will eighther. Sunday, March 2, AM. I also use WEP security.
Thursday, March 20, PM. Saturday, March 22, PM. Wednesday, March 26, PM. Thank God I've found this thread. Vista is an utter sham.
Thursday, March 27, PM. Try this: disconnect from your wireless connection. Connect with your wireless client desktop or notebook again and when asked the passphrase type the password you created. After a few seconds you should be allowed on the internet. This soultion worked for me. Godd luck. Saturday, March 29, AM. Vista sucks - but have a solution which worked for me on an HP Pavillion: Load Vista Service Pack 1 available on the Microsoft web site Disconnect wireless network Get into your network settings via the control panel.
Saturday, March 29, PM. Thank-you Happy Bunny - worked for me - I am now one to! Thursday, April 3, AM. Netgear router? Voila, instant IP to the vista box. Wednesday, April 9, AM.
Sunday, April 20, AM. Sunday, April 20, PM. Wince the Wiking wrote: I tried for 4 days before i solved it. Hey guys, I've been having this problem and i've tried setting static IP's, disabling ipv6, etc.. What worked for me was checking out the router settings. It might be different for you depending on your router. Hopefully this helps a lot of people out. I'm assuming that you 'ed out your router's IP address. That number would actually be helpful in the troubleshooting process to determine if you're actually getting a connection to the router.
I should mention that giving your router's internal IP address isn't a breach in security and no one can identify it back to you so it's safe to post it on the forums. Destination host unreachable can mean a few things but without knowing which IP address sent back that response, it's hard to tell you what to do next. If you can post that, that would be fantastic!
Also, you may want to try updating the wireless drivers. And look at those values. Normally the dns values are not pointing at the routers gateway, have public IP's. I live in NYC, and while I have no problems at home, when I want to take my laptop out to a coffee shop or something, I see a ton and always get "local connectivity only. I live in nyc too. I get a local only connection usually when connecting to public wifi.
I thought this was a software problem until I realized Its not until you subscribe of get a password as with starbucks until you can connect from thier local connection to the internet Thrill , Mar 23, Hi there I have a dell xpsm and I tend to see the same thing as well sometimes.
I can detect and connect to the public wifi- but to local only - i. However, if I move closer to the same signal - i can conncet to the public wifi and get internet - same provider, the only which has changed is the distance. Does this make sense at all? When I can only connect locally my signal strength is fair to good - why then can I only connect locally? Many thanks Scott. I am convinced that this is a config issue and am not overly technical but would appreciate assistance.
The laptop needs windows update but until I connect to the internet this I cannot do the last update was end of July So this is not the issue. Host Name. Connection-specific DNS Suffix. Media State. I have exhausted the majority of solutions, I am sure that this is something simple. If you need further information then I am happy to provide. Before you start anything read the whole post to the end, then follow your instinct.
If for some reason the computer cannot connect to the Router, it cannot obtain an IP and Windows assign a default IP First look at the System Screen and configure the Computer with the same Network name as yours. Then make sure that its Firewall, and or, other security software have the exceptions to match your Network IP scheme Aka as Trusted Zone. Type Cmd in the Start Search text box. Allow elevation. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt , and then press the Enter key.
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