i have the same issue with the local only problem. if i disable the adaptor built in to my laptop and use an adaptor will i then be able to get full access instead of local only? anyone tried it?

Hi, You may have a try regarding this. I also hope that our customers who have tried this can share the results with us. Meanwhile, I would like to share the following documents for your reference: The network connectivity status incorrectly appears as "Local only" on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer that has more than one network adapter http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947041 Troubleshoot network connection problems http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/33307acf-0698-41ba-b014-ea0a2eb8d0a81033.mspx Hope this helps. Thanks.Nicholas Li - MSFT