So basically, I have a Sony Vaio with Windows Vista 32 bits. We send it
off to my fathers company to get an anti-virus installed. When they
gave it back, I tried to get wired internet but nothing.

So I checked the LAN configuration and the static ip and DNS of the
company had been left there (when before it was configured to be used
with DHCP as I use at home).

So I tried to change it by putting Get IP address automatically,
nothing complicated. I restarted the computer, but the static IP
stayed, as if it was stuck. Tried the same 3 times and nothing. I am
the Admin of my computer, but it seems that the OS or something won't
let me change the IP address.

I went to talk the technicians in the company but they couldn't resolve
it. I'm kind of getting mad about this subject, I just want to use the
internet in my laptop. After trying everything (even reseting the IP
through cmd.exe, which worked because the static IP was erased, yet
when viewing properties, the static IP option is still selected but
with no specific IP address in the boxes) I can only think of
uninstalling and reinstalling the network controller. I am just afraid
that the driver is not embeded within the disk (because when I bought
the computer, no drivers were given to me). Before doing anything rash
and messing the computer even further, I thought I'd get some help.

Thanks in Advance,
Rodrigo


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Try to start the Vista with clean boot and change the the static IP first.
If that works, change it to use DHCP. Please post back with the result.

windows faqs
How to run Windows OS with a clean boot How to stop the Messenger
Service ads How to tell who is logged on at a remote computer ...
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"chatoma" wrote in message
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So basically, I have a Sony Vaio with Windows Vista 32 bits. We send it
off to my fathers company to get an anti-virus installed. When they
gave it back, I tried to get wired internet but nothing.

So I checked the LAN configuration and the static ip and DNS of the
company had been left there (when before it was configured to be used
with DHCP as I use at home).

So I tried to change it by putting Get IP address automatically,
nothing complicated. I restarted the computer, but the static IP
stayed, as if it was stuck. Tried the same 3 times and nothing. I am
the Admin of my computer, but it seems that the OS or something won't
let me change the IP address.

I went to talk the technicians in the company but they couldn't resolve
it. I'm kind of getting mad about this subject, I just want to use the
internet in my laptop. After trying everything (even reseting the IP
through cmd.exe, which worked because the static IP was erased, yet
when viewing properties, the static IP option is still selected but
with no specific IP address in the boxes) I can only think of
uninstalling and reinstalling the network controller. I am just afraid
that the driver is not embeded within the disk (because when I bought
the computer, no drivers were given to me). Before doing anything rash
and messing the computer even further, I thought I'd get some help.

Thanks in Advance,
Rodrigo


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Hi
Log to Sony's support you probably will find a download driver for the
Wireless.
Otherwise find what chipset the Wireless is based on and get it from the OEM
manufacturer.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"chatoma" wrote in message
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So basically, I have a Sony Vaio with Windows Vista 32 bits. We send it
off to my fathers company to get an anti-virus installed. When they
gave it back, I tried to get wired internet but nothing.

So I checked the LAN configuration and the static ip and DNS of the
company had been left there (when before it was configured to be used
with DHCP as I use at home).

So I tried to change it by putting Get IP address automatically,
nothing complicated. I restarted the computer, but the static IP
stayed, as if it was stuck. Tried the same 3 times and nothing. I am
the Admin of my computer, but it seems that the OS or something won't
let me change the IP address.

I went to talk the technicians in the company but they couldn't resolve
it. I'm kind of getting mad about this subject, I just want to use the
internet in my laptop. After trying everything (even reseting the IP
through cmd.exe, which worked because the static IP was erased, yet
when viewing properties, the static IP option is still selected but
with no specific IP address in the boxes) I can only think of
uninstalling and reinstalling the network controller. I am just afraid
that the driver is not embeded within the disk (because when I bought
the computer, no drivers were given to me). Before doing anything rash
and messing the computer even further, I thought I'd get some help.

Thanks in Advance,
Rodrigo


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Thanks for the help guys but it is still stuck. But I think I know whats
happening.

I am the administrator of my laptop (as shown by the "Users" option in
the Control Panel) but at the same time I am not. It is as if I don't
have priviliges or as if there was another administrator above me.

I'm telling you this because I have tried to download two different
programs from the internet and before the program is succesfully saved
to a specified folder, it asks for me, the admin, to certify this
action. I click OK but it says "Access Denied, Admin authorization
needed".

I'm thinking that this is why I can't change my static IP to DHCP; I'm
not a fully powered admin. Its sounds strange but it fits with the
syntoms.

What do you think? Are there any similar cases?

Thanks in Advance,
Rodrigo Ma


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Go to control panel - user accounts
turn off user account control. do whatever you want to do with the
network settings.
After that you can again turn user account control on any time.


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