Problem after frsh vista install!!!!!!!!!!!

[mainblazer123]

i have just installed a fresh copy of VISTA to my laptop and for some reason internet no longer works! when i connect to my network through wireless the ip will not change to what its supposed to be, its stayin on 192.168.......! what could the problem be. I INSTALLED A FRESH XP ON MY OTHER LAPTOP AND THAT CONNECT STRAIGHT AWAY TO THE SAME CONNECTION????????

[stephen4x]

The first thing I would check are the network connection settings. Goto Control Panel / Network and Sharing.. then select Manage network connections . Right mouse click on your wireless connection (the one you would normally use) and select Properties. Now, scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4. Highlight this and select Properties. Now make sure the box is checked which says "obtain an IP address automatically" and the same further down under DNS settings. If this is not already set try this then restart and try to connect again. Tehn we can start to check other things ;p

[mainblazer123]

Originally Posted by stephen4x

The first thing I would check are the network connection settings. Goto Control Panel / Network and Sharing.. then select Manage network connections . Right mouse click on your wireless connection (the one you would normally use) and select Properties. Now, scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4. Highlight this and select Properties. Now make sure the box is checked which says "obtain an IP address automatically" and the same further down under DNS settings. If this is not already set try this then restart and try to connect again. Tehn we can start to check other things ;p

nice one for the speedy reply i will post the results in the morn thanks matey

[stephen4x]

no worries, back to the Bourne Identity on itv2 anyway for me ;p

[mainblazer123]

still no look is there anything else that i could do to resolve this

[stephen4x]

If you are connecting via a wifi router, it is normal for your laptop to show a 192.* address, this is an internal one. The one I'm typing this on has one the same, though the router "holds" the external / outside world one. Check for connectivity to the outside world.
Click Start , then in the Run box type cmd and press enter. This should open a DOS type prompt (black window). In there type the following

ping google.co.uk

then press enter. If you have connectivity you "should" then see 4 or 5 lines of text, 4 of which will be similar to this " Reply from 216.239.59.104: bytes=32 time=43ms TTL=243 ". (your numbers wont exactly match mine, this is normal)This reply shows there is inward and outward communication taking place. If the values are 0 or an error message comes up make a note of this. Also, what happens when you open a webpage?

[mainblazer123]

ok sound the laptop im on at the min as the ip of 82.1.215 or some thing like that.......

[stephen4x]

The outside world will see ur external IP, the 82.* one, that is fine. The router forwards your 192.* to the www. You can try a repair on your wifi connection if you still can't get a page to load etc.,but check the connectivity first as above ^

[mainblazer123]

ok nice one for the reply, im just reinstalling a different vista to see if that helps me? i will post the results in the next hour!

[mainblazer123]

Originally Posted by stephen4x

If you are connecting via a wifi router, it is normal for your laptop to show a 192.* address, this is an internal one. The one I'm typing this on has one the same, though the router "holds" the external / outside world one. Check for connectivity to the outside world.
Click Start , then in the Run box type cmd and press enter. This should open a DOS type prompt (black window). In there type the following

ping google.co.uk

then press enter. If you have connectivity you "should" then see 4 or 5 lines of text, 4 of which will be similar to this " Reply from 216.239.59.104: bytes=32 time=43ms TTL=243 ". (your numbers wont exactly match mine, this is normal)This reply shows there is inward and outward communication taking place. If the values are 0 or an error message comes up make a note of this. Also, what happens when you open a webpage?

when i try this it says ping request could not find host. please check the name and try again