Hello everybody when i am trying to connect a wireless from windows vista laptop it is saying Local only Access, no internet connection.i have no success getting onto the internet (there is a red cross on the line representing the link between mynetwork and the internet). i tried disabling IPV6 but doesnt works. from the same router i tried connecting windows xp laptops it works fine. another thing is when i tried to connect from other wireless networkthis vista machine isworking fine. please help me to solve this issue.

Hi rafs58, As the Windows Vista machine works fine when connecting to other wireless networks, I suspect that the wireless AP in this environment is not compatible with Windows Vista. Thus, I suggest contacting the device manufacturer to confirm it. If it is fully compatible with Windows Vista, please install the latest version of firmware and check the result. If the device is compatible with Windows Vista and the latest firmware is installed, please perform the following steps: 1. Disable the autotuning. To do this, refer to the KB article 940266 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940266/en-us). Restart the machine and check the result, if the issue persists, continue the following steps. 2. Check if the Windows Vista machine can obtain a correct IP address. 3. Check if the Windows Vista machine can ping the default gateway (wireless AP). 4. If it is possible, you may use another wireless AP to check the result. Hope it helps.

Jason,What would be interesting to know is whether ALL of these machines having either DHCP or vpn connection issues (which i believe is caused by the lack of the ability to get a true dhcp address other than the fallback 169.xxx.xx.xxx address) AFTER THEY JOIN A WINDOWS DOMAIN.Cause that sure seems to be the reason. And yes, again i've tried all the fixes on many many many of these PCs, and it looks like HALF the threads about vista issues are about networking. Man i was really really hoping sp1 solved these issues. Please microsoft fix this as we will NOT move to vista until it is.Jason HassettNetwork AdministratorBeacon Credit Union

Hi Jason, Please understand that not all Windows Vista machines experience the DHCP or VPN issues after they join domain. In my company environment, all Windows Vista machines work properly. However, based on my experience, it does exist some compatibility issues between certain third party product and Windows Vista. A known issue is that Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers that do not support DHCP BROADCAST flag. For more information, please refer to the following KB article: Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233 I find that you replied a lot of threads in this forum. However, please understand that the symptom and root cause of those threads should be different. Thus, to avoid confusion, I suggest you create a new thread for the issue you are encountering. We are glad to be with further assistance. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Thanks Joson for your replies. I have tried the broadcast flag fix on all of my test machines and that didn't fix the issues. Here's what fixed it: 1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, type ENTER:2. For Windows Vista, type the following command, and then press ENTER: secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose3. You receive a "Task is completed" message, and a warning message that something could not be done. You can safely ignore this message. For more information about this message, view the %windir%\Security\Logs\Scesrv.log file.Note In Windows Vista, the defltbase.inf file is a Security configuration template for the default security. You can view the settings for this file in the following location: %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf It seems to be an issue of security settings when joining the domain. And for the record, The first server i tried to receive a DHCP address from (after joining the domain) was a windows 2003 standard server running the dhcp services. Hardly a 3rd party product. After that i tried several different brands of home routers as well as setting up a test cisco router to hand off dhcp addresses (2851) all with no success. This same security settings fix to take security to the default level also fixed a couple of my other weird issues with bluetooth and installing game patches. I kept getting an access is denied error. I still am getting that error when starting the diagnostic policy service, but will try to tackle that at a later time. Again thanks for the help, and i'll be finished posting in these threads at this time. I'm just relieved that this might fix the problems that are preventing us from EVEN TESTING vista in our corporate environment. We were an early adopter of XP, and we'd like to be ready for vista, but its been a rough road. Thanks again,

I'm desparate. I gave it a shot. I typed the string in and ran it. It did not fix my access problems. However, it deleted my wife's user account on the computer. She is not a happy camper right now. A side issue is that the computer will not allow me to recreate the account. I can access one of my old XP machines and I'm currently copying all her data to it. So.. in a way it fixes my problem as I'm reinstalling Vista for a 3rd time on her computer so I can recreate her account. Vista usually runs about a week on her machine before I start getting the "local access only" message. Bry

Oops. There's actually an increadably quick and simple fix for that problem... The user account was not deleted, it was simple hidden from the logon screen. That's why it was not possible to "recreate" the account - because it was still there. These steps may help someone else who finds themself in the same position. ---Taken from http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/313222 Next steps After you run this Microsoft Fix it (or complete these manual steps), standard user accounts may no longer appear on the log on screen when you start your computer or try to switch users. This occurs because standard user accounts are removed from the Users group when you reset Windows security settings. To add the affected users accounts back to the Users group, follow these steps: Click Start , and then All Programs . Or click Programs . Click Accessories , and then click Command Prompt (Windows XP). Or right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run As Administrator (Windows Vista). In the Command Prompt window, type net users and then press ENTER. A list of user accounts is displayed. For each accountname listed in the Command Prompt that is missing from the log on or switch user screen, type the following command and then press ENTER: net localgroup users accountname /add