I'm wondering if my USB wireless client is about to fail. Yesterday, I
could no longer connect to either my home workgroup or the Internet from my
Vista x64 box. All had been working fine until then. After fooling with
every possible combination of hardware and software possibilities for the
problem, I finally did what I should have done first.

I ran ipconfig and the results showed the IPv4 address to be one of those
169.xxx.xxx.xxx addresses. The setting were to automatically get IP address
and DNS server. So, that explains why the computer wasn't on the workgroup
or couldn't get to the Internet.

I manually set the IPv4 address to one in the range of my LAN 192.168.x.x
and filled in the ISP's DNS server address. Everything is working fine now.

Could the fact that the USB device didn't automatically find the IP address,
etc. be the warning of a hardware failure? Should I start looking for
another? Finding a USB wireless client that works with Vista x64 won't be
easy.

TIA

--

Walter B

make sure the USB is compatible with Vista.
Vista incompatible issues
Some switches or routers may not compatible with Vista - Solutions:
upgrade the firmware, ... As we know some router DHCP is not compatible with
Vista. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistacompatible.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Walter Blanchard" wrote in message
...
I'm wondering if my USB wireless client is about to fail. Yesterday, I
could no longer connect to either my home workgroup or the Internet from
my Vista x64 box. All had been working fine until then. After fooling
with every possible combination of hardware and software possibilities for
the problem, I finally did what I should have done first.

I ran ipconfig and the results showed the IPv4 address to be one of those
169.xxx.xxx.xxx addresses. The setting were to automatically get IP
address and DNS server. So, that explains why the computer wasn't on the
workgroup or couldn't get to the Internet.

I manually set the IPv4 address to one in the range of my LAN 192.168.x.x
and filled in the ISP's DNS server address. Everything is working fine
now.

Could the fact that the USB device didn't automatically find the IP
address, etc. be the warning of a hardware failure? Should I start
looking for another? Finding a USB wireless client that works with Vista
x64 won't be easy.

TIA

--

Walter B

This one is. Been using Vista supplied drivers since RTM. It's a Zonet
ZEW2500P, drivers are Ralink drivers Digitally signed as Vista hardware
compatible. Vista Device Manager lists it as a RT2500 USB Wireless LAN
Card.

--

Walter B


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
make sure the USB is compatible with Vista.
Vista incompatible issues
Some switches or routers may not compatible with Vista - Solutions:
upgrade the firmware, ... As we know some router DHCP is not compatible
with Vista. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistacompatible.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Walter Blanchard" wrote in message
...
I'm wondering if my USB wireless client is about to fail. Yesterday, I
could no longer connect to either my home workgroup or the Internet from
my Vista x64 box. All had been working fine until then. After fooling
with every possible combination of hardware and software possibilities
for the problem, I finally did what I should have done first.

I ran ipconfig and the results showed the IPv4 address to be one of those
169.xxx.xxx.xxx addresses. The setting were to automatically get IP
address and DNS server. So, that explains why the computer wasn't on the
workgroup or couldn't get to the Internet.

I manually set the IPv4 address to one in the range of my LAN 192.168.x.x
and filled in the ISP's DNS server address. Everything is working fine
now.

Could the fact that the USB device didn't automatically find the IP
address, etc. be the warning of a hardware failure? Should I start
looking for another? Finding a USB wireless client that works with Vista
x64 won't be easy.

TIA

--

Walter B