Cannot Connect To Internet, Local Access Only

Hello.

I recently moved and connected my pc via wi-fi, under Linux, to the new network without any difficulty.

But when trying to connect my laptop under Vista 32 bit, via wi-fi, all I can achieve is Local Access.

Any advice appreciated.

I give some data that might help you help me:

Laptop is: Toshiba Satellite, L350-20G

Network Adapters are:

Atheros: AR5007EG. and
Realtek: RT8102E
Evidently, both are up to date and working.

IPconfig/all:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OD-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-D2-2F-7D-12
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-33-A6-A6-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Windows\system32>

 

Thank you for responding.

I tried this some time ago, but without success.

I cannot make any adjustments to the router because it is not mine and not under my control. In any event, I connected with my pc under Linux without a problem

 

It's not a DHCP issue - the adapter has an IP address so I assume you have assigned it a fixed address? But might it be a firewall issue? Is Core Networking allowed in the firewall?

 

The laptop, under Vista and wi-fi:

IP is set for automatic
I have flushed the DNS cache
The firewall is set to allow Core Networking.

I can still only connect locally.

The pc under Linux and wi-fi:

The pc connects with the router and internet without a problem

 

We have a contradiction here - system says DHCP is off yet the adapter has somehow acquired an IP address 192.168.1.7. When an adapter's IP settings are on automatic that is theoretically impossible. As I don't have a Vista system I can experiment with I don't think I'll be able to help - sorry.

 

ipconfig/all gave the data

 

and it's that data that contains the contradiction.

 

Try resetting your wireless adapter -

http://iihelp.iinet.net.au/Resetting_Network_Adapter_(Winsock_Reset)

Scroll down to the Vista section.

 

Thank you for responding

I have tried, but still have the local connection only problem.

The LAN would like a network cable fitted, I use wi-fi should this cable is unnecessary. However, I plugged a cable into the socket, I could not plug the other end into the router, I do no have access to the device. After plugging in the cable, there was still a problem.

I know that the router is working, so I must be able to connect to it. At my previous address, I had no such problem.

 

You can ignore the message about the cable but if it's bothering you just disable the the Realtek LAN adapter in Device Manager or in Network and Sharing Center. It is not relevant to your problem with your wireless connection. Have you asked the owner of the router about this problem? You need a wireless access password to connect wirelessly (but not when using a cable). Is the router requesting this password?

 

The router is working well

I was given the router password and used it when I tried to set up wi-fi. The owner says there should be no problem. That is my experience when connecting my Linux desktop (no problem at all).

I even disabled the firewall to see if that made a difference, it did not (no back on).

I have watched the many YouTube videos on the problem and have tried the solutions, to no avail.

I inherited the laptop and have no installation disks, so even re-installation is not an option.

Maybe another network manager?. I would have to download this using my Linux system and then install it on the Vista laptop.

I wonder if there is a factory re-set option somewhere?

Best wishes for Christmas

 

From reading about your Satellite there is - or at least there was a recovery partition and THIS tells you how to invoke it. So as long as no one has removed the recovery partition you do have the option to restore the laptop to factory. You obviously need to think long and hard whether you want to go down that road as you have a long haul ahead of you saving all your own stuff and then reinstalling and updating everything. Might be easier just to move again

 

The above is important info.

Do you have the following settings for TCP/IPv4 properties?


Also, have you looked at this setting?

 

Eldon

The configurations are the same

But I can't find the Advanced Sharing Settings in the Network and Sharing Centre!

Earthling

The laptop was an inheritance. Worked very well before moving. If I reset the pc, I would lose nothing except the latest version of Firefox, and some other free software. I have no files on the disk

 

... and a few hundred Vista updates! It's up to you. It's an obscure problem and resetting the machine might still not fix the wireless connection but if you have the time and nothing to lose ...

 

Can't edit the above post (>10 minutes away). I have now turned on network discovery. But still have local access only

 

Would rather avoid the reset

 

You should not turn on network discovery on a public network, only on a private one. Do you know which yours is?

 

Type IPconfig/all in a Command Prompt window - let's again look at it.
Only Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection is relevant.

 

Earthling:

When I connect to a private network and then disconnect, I note that the configuration has reverted to public!

 

Eldon

Run as Admin

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OD-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-33-A6-A6-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-D2-2F-7D-12
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 22 December 2016 13:02:22
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23 December 2016 13:12:55
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
0.0.0.0
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Windows\system32>

 

Eldon.

I don't know what the lease obtained/expires refers to. Looks like 24 hrs!

 

Am I right in assuming you are living in a multi-occupancy building? If so there will be others using the same router and if you have network discovery turned on they can all see your computer and may, depending on other settings you are using, be able to access some of your files. You wouldn't want that and that is why I had to contradict Eldon's advice.

From #21 it sounds as if your computer is seeing the network created by the router as a public network which, if I'm right about the multi-occupancy, would be the proper way to treat it. But what is this private network you are seeing and can connect to? Is there another router in range which the owner has left unprotected?

I see from the new ipconfig that DHCP is now showing as on! That explains your laptop having an IP address but leaves me mystified as to who changed what.

Excellent article HERE about public and private networks.

 

The building I am living in has another person in residence - they control the router. Looks like discovery needs to be turned off.

Remember, the private network disconnects and reverts after disconnection. There are other routers in range and one is unprotected.

I made the changes in an attempt to gain internet access.

If I can't sole the problem I will need to take drastic action because the laptop needs to be fully functional.

My options appear to be:

Revert to the factory setting and hope that solves the connection issue;

Install one of the free Linux OS's. I already have kubuntu installed on the pc, but it might be better to have another version for variety, but the choice is considerable;

Install another wifi manager, but which one.

Best wishes, and a happy Christmas

 

I don't think there is a simple solution. You changed address and suddenly it isn't working. You could buy a USB wireless adapter, they aren't expensive, turn the built-in off and use that but that's about all I can suggest. Maybe Eldon or ano has an answer. Have a good Xmas

 

Why not download a Vista compatible wireless adapter and install it on the laptop (downloaded via the pc). Can you suggest one that might work?

How do I turn off the built-in adapter

 

The onboard wireless adapter is firmware or hardware, you can't just d/load one AFAIK. You can disable it in device manager or in network and sharing center. A plug-in one is the only alternative.

 

What do you see over here?

 

I am wondering if the router in the new house is an 'n' router. I used a 'g' router in the previous house. The house owner would not know (not computer literate)

 

Have not taken the laptop to a hotspot.
How would I determine if it is trying to connect to my old internet connection? If so, what should I do?

 

At present, I see: OD (this computer)------(unidentified network)-yellow triangle with exclamation mark------X-----Internet


Network discovery: off

 

I am wondering, could there be a registry entry that might be blocking my connection to the internet?

 

Try this link for Vista network connecting - It has been so long since I worke d on a Vista machine, but this should go through all the necessary
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878035.aspx
I hope this helps

 

Sorry, You need the Linux version, my apologies
This should help
https://www.linux.com/learn/how-configure-wireless-any-linux-desktop
Or,this
https://www.linux.com/news/wifi-radar-eases-connections

 

I did find easy radar on cnet site- but I don't usually provide links, unlessI feel I am not giving problems in doing so.
Another site giving various information about Linux wifi
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-tools-to-connect-to-wireless-networks-in-linux/

 

Maybe it's time to recognise that Vista officially 'dies' on April 11, 2017, though it has effectively been minimally supported for a year or three. From what I can see on the Toshiba website there are Win 7 drivers available for the Satellite L350, and as you can pick up Win 7 on auction sites for peanuts that may be your best way forward. It isn't easy for the members here to give detailed support as hardly any of us have a working Vista system we can refer to.

 

Download Tweaking.com - Windows Repair.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/tweaking_com_windows_repair.html

1. Run the program in Safe Mode.
2. Click Repairs and then Open Repairs.
3. Select only (the numbers may differ):

1. 9 - Repair Hosts File
2. 13 - Repair Network
3. 15 - Repair Proxy Settings
4. 26 - Restore Important Windows Services

4. Click Start Repairs.
5. Restart the PC.

 

Someone has given me a UBUNTU liveDVD (version 12). I ran this OS from the CD drive and connected the laptop to the internet without any difficulty.

So, it looks like I could install this OS and then upgrade

 

I downloaded the programme and ran it in Safemode. The utility ran, but on restarting I am still only seeing the local connection. I disconnected and re-connected, but again only the local connection

 

I believe that the Win 7 OS on the auction sites tend to be repair disks for Win 7. In addition, I do not have any disks or keys. I think that keys are necessary for an install via these disks. Are you thinking of e-bay?

 

Many like this HERE

 

You are OK with with Win 7 64-bit anon-private, plodr is assuming that because your Vista is 32-bit the computer is too. The Toshiba L350-20G is a 64-bit computer.

 

anon_private, one more possible fix is to disable IPv6.
Disconnect, then reconnect.