can connect router but not internet

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Hi, I had the same problem when trying to connect wirelessly to my network through my router. After searching around I found that you need to go - Tools, internet options, in the drop down box that comes up, click on" Internet" in the window box and UNCHECK the box in the lower left corner that says ENABLE PROTECTED MODE. Click apply and close out of the open boxes. Doulble click Internet Explorer icon to load up and you should be okay, You will have to click on the HOME button every time you load up I.E. as it prompts you to do this if you want to connect to the internet. Worked for me after trying everything else. Don't know if this is a glitch in the OS or a security feature. Hope they disable this check box by default in later builds or Microsoft will be swamped with calls with people trying to connect to the internet. LOL. k600r
"John" wrote:

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Thanks for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of my problem here: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:

Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Thank you for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of what the problem is from this picture: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:

Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

"John" - why on earth would you install a "Beta" OS on your parents computer?
"John" wrote in message

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Because they saw me test it on mine and asked me to install it on theirs because they liked it a lot :)
"AJR" wrote:

"John" - why on earth would you install a "Beta" OS on your parents computer?
"John" wrote in message I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Hi, I can see what you are dealing with here. Did you try what I suggested? My screens looked exactly like yours before I connected and unchecking those boxes I told you about in an earlier post did the trick. Nothing to lose by trying. k600r
"John" wrote:

Thanks for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of my problem here: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:
Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Its in Beta which ,means under no circumstances install it on a working PC that you rely on ( or your parents) didn't you read the warnings?? In other words its not fit for general release & MS are asking users to do the testing for them !!

"John" wrote in message

Because they saw me test it on mine and asked me to install it on theirs because they liked it a lot :)
"AJR" wrote:
"John" - why on earth would you install a "Beta" OS on your parents computer?
"John" wrote in message I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

so have we come to an explanation on this one?? mine is doing the same thing. when i was at work logged onto their network it worked fine but now I'm at home and i can't seem to get it to work again.
"k600r" wrote:

Hi, I can see what you are dealing with here. Did you try what I suggested? My screens looked exactly like yours before I connected and unchecking those boxes I told you about in an earlier post did the trick. Nothing to lose by trying. k600r
"John" wrote:
Thanks for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of my problem here: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:
Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

so, have we come to an explanation for this one? i am having the same problem. mine was working fine at work and now that im at home i can't seem to get it to work.
"k600r" wrote:

Hi, I can see what you are dealing with here. Did you try what I suggested? My screens looked exactly like yours before I connected and unchecking those boxes I told you about in an earlier post did the trick. Nothing to lose by trying. k600r
"John" wrote:
Thanks for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of my problem here: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:
Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

so, have we come to a conclusion for this one? i am having the same problem. when i was at work it was coming in fine but now that im at home on my own network i cant seem to get it to connect again. it finds the router but not the internet.
"k600r" wrote:

Hi, I can see what you are dealing with here. Did you try what I suggested? My screens looked exactly like yours before I connected and unchecking those boxes I told you about in an earlier post did the trick. Nothing to lose by trying. k600r
"John" wrote:
Thanks for your help, but my problem is just one step back :P
You can get a better idea of my problem here: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5527/problem3en.jpg
Thanks, John
"k600r" wrote:
Hi again, An addition to my earlier post. In the internet drop down box, also uncheck the Enable protected mode checkbox under Intranet and trusted sites. I also added my home page to the trusted sites list just for good measure. k600r
"John" wrote:
I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

I have a similar problem except mine says its connected to the internet but when i diagnose the connection it says Domain name server not reachable and plug in adapter in local area 5? I dont understand as i'm not using lac 5. I unchecked the boxes as stated earlier but no joy. I can connected to skype, or play Counter strike online and use xfire i just cannot use the internet for browsing? I'm using a wireless connection that works perfectly in xp. (on a different hard drive) Any help would be most welcome

I've got exactly the same problem as John:
Seems to connect to my wireless network, but then says "Local connection". If I go to properties, then IPv4 is Local, and IPv6 is Not connected. The end result is that I can't do anything with my connection at all - no Net, can't see other PCs on the network, nothing.
I'm using a D-Link DWL-G520+ with XP drivers, as D-Link don't have any Vista ones yet.

I have basicly the same problem. I am using the 64-bit version of the Vista public beta and can see the machines on my LAN but cannot hit the internet. I can even browse to the web page on my D-Link router but cannot get to the other side. The internet works fine for the other machine of the network and on this machine under XP. I have verified my network settings and they all look OK. The Protected mode checkbox seemed to have not effect.
"John" wrote:

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John

Seems like alot of people are having this problem but no one seems to have an answer. Does microsoft even read any of these posts? Please email me if anyone solves this.

Microsoft: do you have a response to this thread?
"Shawn" wrote:

Seems like alot of people are having this problem but no one seems to have an answer. Does microsoft even read any of these posts? Please email me if anyone solves this.

Microsoft is aware of trouble in the following areas:
1) On a wired network, being able to talk to the local network, but having no access to the network. You may be able to ping an internet host, but you will not be able to connect to it.
Please go to the manufacturer of your router's website (from another computer obviously ;) and download the latest firmware update, and follow their directions on installing it ... this may fix the problem.
This problem is related to your router not properly handling internet traffic.
2) Wireless network connectivity
Updating your driver may fix any connectivity problems you may have.
If you can connect to the internet thru a wired connection, try checking Windows Update for an updated driver. Also, try your computer manufacturer's website and the wireless network card manufacturer's website.
Also, if you are able to connect to the internet somehow, you should report the problem with the problem reporting tool, which you can access from the Feedback link on the desktop.
Good luck! :)
- JB

1) On a wired network, being able to talk to the local network, but having no access to the NETWORK
should read
1) On a wired network, being able to talk to the local network, but having no access to the INTERNET
Darn newsreader ... changing my words .... ;)
- JB

Thanks, but this is so frustrating! So many people, with so many different wifi routers -- many of them approved LIVE devices, as st6ated on MSFT's own sites -- and they are the problem, they don't handle internet traffic correctly?
I have all the same symptoms, with a NetGear WGT624. I've tried all thses helps too, with no success. Is there anyone who can help us get online, or even tell us which router on the market will definately work with Vista?
Sorry, but with a week of trying to fix this, I guess I'm exasperated :)
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

Microsoft is aware of trouble in the following areas:
1) On a wired network, being able to talk to the local network, but having no access to the network. You may be able to ping an internet host, but you will not be able to connect to it.
Please go to the manufacturer of your router's website (from another computer obviously ;) and download the latest firmware update, and follow their directions on installing it ... this may fix the problem.
This problem is related to your router not properly handling internet traffic.
2) Wireless network connectivity
Updating your driver may fix any connectivity problems you may have.
If you can connect to the internet thru a wired connection, try checking Windows Update for an updated driver. Also, try your computer manufacturer's website and the wireless network card manufacturer's website.
Also, if you are able to connect to the internet somehow, you should report the problem with the problem reporting tool, which you can access from the Feedback link on the desktop.
Good luck! :)
- JB

Thanks, Jimmy, but this is not helpful! Microsoft's awareness of the problem isn't helpful, either! The list of different routers that do not work is pretty impressive, and now includes the new one I bought tonight. Really, the devices I'm using are approved LIVE routers, with the right firmware -- how come they, and all these others, are suddenly "not properly handling internet traffic" when they were just fine and still work with my XP and Mac systems?
I know, not fair to pile on. Sorry... just so frustrating, and i have yet to see an official word on the problem.
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

Microsoft is aware of trouble in the following areas:
1) On a wired network, being able to talk to the local network, but having no access to the network. You may be able to ping an internet host, but you will not be able to connect to it.
Please go to the manufacturer of your router's website (from another computer obviously ;) and download the latest firmware update, and follow their directions on installing it ... this may fix the problem.
This problem is related to your router not properly handling internet traffic.
2) Wireless network connectivity
Updating your driver may fix any connectivity problems you may have.
If you can connect to the internet thru a wired connection, try checking Windows Update for an updated driver. Also, try your computer manufacturer's website and the wireless network card manufacturer's website.
Also, if you are able to connect to the internet somehow, you should report the problem with the problem reporting tool, which you can access from the Feedback link on the desktop.
Good luck! :)
- JB

For a wired router, if:
- You have full access to your local network - You can ping internet sites, such as www.google.com - You cannot access the internet
This is indicative of a problem with the way the router handles Window Scaling. This is a new feature in Vista that allows your network to automatically "tune" itself to get the best network performance.
For more information on this feature, follow this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2006/05/05/Winhec_blog_tcpip_2.aspx
Now, even though this is a new feature in Vista, Window Scaling is part of the standards that these router manufacturers are supposed to adhere to.
Unfortunately, since not many OS's do alot of things with Window Scaling, some routers will not handle it correctly. I'm sorry you are having bad luck finding a good one.
I wish I could be more helpful, but I can only tell you what Microsoft has said. Which is, that they are reading your posts in the newsgroups and debugging the problem.
- They are going to do everything they can to get this feature to work with all routers, if they can. - Download the latest firmware for your routers - If Microsoft comes up with a solution to this problem on their end, they will distribute the fix as a Windows Update. So, if you can directly connect your box to the internet every now and then to download Windows Updates, you should.
- JB

I am going to have to disagree with this theory. I have been running Vista Beta for 1 week with no issues connecting to the Internet. My power went out and when I was able to get back on I was getting this issue. Checking the update log i have not received any updates since yesterday, so nothing has changed on my PC (software or hardware) nor my router and I am experiencing this issue. I have a WRT54G (linksys) router and again had no issues till a forced reboot
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

For a wired router, if:
- You have full access to your local network - You can ping internet sites, such as www.google.com - You cannot access the internet
This is indicative of a problem with the way the router handles Window Scaling. This is a new feature in Vista that allows your network to automatically "tune" itself to get the best network performance.
For more information on this feature, follow this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2006/05/05/Winhec_blog_tcpip_2.aspx
Now, even though this is a new feature in Vista, Window Scaling is part of the standards that these router manufacturers are supposed to adhere to.
Unfortunately, since not many OS's do alot of things with Window Scaling, some routers will not handle it correctly. I'm sorry you are having bad luck finding a good one.
I wish I could be more helpful, but I can only tell you what Microsoft has said. Which is, that they are reading your posts in the newsgroups and debugging the problem.
- They are going to do everything they can to get this feature to work with all routers, if they can. - Download the latest firmware for your routers - If Microsoft comes up with a solution to this problem on their end, they will distribute the fix as a Windows Update. So, if you can directly connect your box to the internet every now and then to download Windows Updates, you should.
- JB

I recently tested Vista on my PC. My parents really liked it and asked me to upgrade their PC to vista as well. I did so and everything went ok, except for one thing: the wireless connection.
My PC connects directly to the router via ethernet, but my parent's PC connects VIA wireless USB adapter. Everything is set correctly, but for some reason it connects only to the router but not the internet. In the network center, it shows a valid errorless connection from their PC to the router, but an error from the router to the internet. Yesterday, I was able to somehow connect for 10 minutes, and had the internet working, but then it disconnected again. I have been tinkering with the settings for over 3 days and don't know what to do anymore.
Does anybody have any clue how this issue can be resolved?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, John