no valid ip configuration
Right now, the computer I have Windows 7 installed on (despite the technically official reccommendations) isn't a dedicated test computer, but actually has XP, Vista, and 7 all on it. XP and Vista are both 32 bit systems, while I decided I might as well give 64 bit 7 a try.I don't have any networking problems under either XP or Vista, but when I'm in 7, it connects to the network fine, but as local only. When I tell windows to look for problems, it says the computer...or network...I can't remember for sure...has no valid IP configuration, so I've listened to all the steps they suggest (which basically means I've restarted everything over and over), but it still keeps doing the same thing.Even when it is connected to the network as local only, lots of the stuff in the status page is blank, like the IP, DNS, and default gateway. I've tried getting to the router configuration page, but IE just clears out the address bar and leaves me with http:// and gives me the page that says it can't get there. If I type in some other numbers, for example my router's address is 192.168.0.1, if I try going to say 192.168.0.0, the numbers aren't cleared, but I still get the same page. That's probably irrelevant, but I just thought I'd throw it out there just in case.I've done some searching, and found some forums with people that had the same issue but under vista, and I've tried a few little things they suggested, but with no luck.Does anybody know what could be happening? Could it be some kind of half-compatibility issue with my wireless card and the fact that 7 is 64 bit?Any input would be greatly appreciated.
March 17th, 2009 4:21am

A couple of things to try to test your connection to your local network:Open a command prompt (click the start orb and in the "search programs..." window type cmd and press enter.1) from a command prompt; are you able to ping your gateway (router) address. You say your router's address is 192.168.0.1, so you would type in a command window: ping 192.168.0.1 and press enter. Do you receive 4 replies or do you get ping timed out messages?2) from the same command prompt type: ipconfig /all and press enter. look for your wireless interface in the list. Do you see a valid IP address that would match your 192.168.0.x address scheme? You should also see your subnet mask (probably 255.255.255.0) and default gateway which would be the address of your router and DNS server addresses.3) Have you tried assigning a static address to your wireless card?
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March 17th, 2009 5:01am

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