Re: Vista Laptop Regularly Loses Wireless Internet Connection

Hi
Some older Router are Not compatible with Vista.
Maybe this can Help, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"nigelord" <> wrote in message
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> We have 3 PCs at home, 2 with XP on them and 1 with Vista. We use BT
> Wireless Broadband. Every few days the Vista PC will lose connection -
> it is still receiving the wireless signal from the router, but it
> cannot get to the internet.
>
> This rarely, if ever, happens on the XP machines.
>
> The only way to re-connect the Vista machine to the internet is to
> power off/on the router and then it reconnects without a problem.
>
> When it is connected the IP address on the Vista laptop is
> 192.168.1.65.
> However when it has disconnected its IP address becomes 169.254.96.107
>
> I followed advice from another board where the suggestion was made
> that Vista was being very picky about getting it's DHCP settings. XP
> used to wait 3mins for a DHCP response but Vista only waits 6 seconds.
> So anything that delays the DHCP server - ie the router- from
> responding within 6 seconds will cause Vista to assign an APIPA
> address.
>
> So I unchecked IPv6 in the properties for the Wireless Connection and
> then amended Properties for IPv4 so it obtains IP Address
> Automatically and has a User Configured Alternate Configuration as
> follows:
> IP Address: 192.168.2.200
> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
> Preferred DNS: 192.168.2.1
>
> This has not stopped the problem from occurring. Every couple of days
> or so the Vista machine loses internet connection and the only way to
> get it back is to power off and on the router.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
>
>

Hi, in step 2 it says...


"Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}

In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey that corresponds to the
network adapter that is connected to the network."

How does one know the correct subkey to choose?

"Jack [MVP-Networking]" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Some older Router are Not compatible with Vista.
> Maybe this can Help, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).
>
>

That may or may not be the cause. I had exactly the same problem - no cure.
Windows 7 and Linux (Ubuntu) had NO such problem on the same machine with
the same router.
It's a Vista BUG.