Vista: Unable to access Internet

[chicagotech]

Posting the results of ipconfig /all and nslookup here may help.

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> I have a network problem using Vista. For many months now, I could access
> the internet on my work domain using an ethernet cable. I thought it was
> an
> OS corruption and restored it back to factory default. Sadly, that didn't
> work. I'm able to access everything on my network but I'm not able to get
> to
> the Internet.
>
> I've tried static address, pinged, IPConfig /renew, tracert (doesn't hop
> to
> my gateway for external adddresses but works fine tracert on internal
> addresses). When I take the laptop home and it connects fine to the
> internet.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!

[chicagotech]

Thank you for the update.

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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> Hi There,
>
> I figure it out. This is what worked for me:
>
> Problem:
> For some unknown reason, Vista stopped accessing the internet but I was
> still able to access cupcake02108.com's local area network.
>
> I restored the Sony laptop to factory default and still had the problem.
> After reading numerous postings and piecing together an answer. This is what
> worked for my case....
>
> Resolution:
> Control Panel>Network & Share Center
> Turn off File Sharing, Public Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing, Media Sharing
> Turn ON only Network Discovery
> Reboot and Pray
>
> I have access to the Internet!