Vista fails to get IP from router

Chuck [MVP] wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:36:50 +0900, churin <churin DeleteThis @new.postalias> wrote:
>
>> I just installed Vista x64 and found it failed to connect to my home
>> network. Diagnostic indicates the Vista is failing to get IP from the
>> router. This did not happen when I installed Vista x86 or XP x86, x64.
>> Other machine running these OSes have no connection problem.
>> What could be wrong with the Vista x64?
>
> Check the DHCP Broadcast setting in Vista.
> <http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html#Connectivity>
> http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-to...her.htm
>
The DHCP Broadcast flag in Vista has been disabled. I just double
checked and it is disabled.

I am having an identical issue but with different hardware (on vista ultimate
x64).

One night my network connectivity just stopped working on the PC.

This PC is hooked up to the Apple Airport Extreme Router (with a 5 port
netgear switch in between). The firmware has been updated to the latest
version to my knowledge.

I have 2 onboard nvidia nforce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports. I have
reinstalled the drivers since the beginning of this issue with out any error.
I have swapped the cable between both the ports, and although windows
registered the unplugging/plugging in of the network cable, it just shows
being connected to an "unidentified network".

I disconnected the cable and hooked up my room mate's laptop, disabled the
wireless, and here I am posting about the issue, so the cable/switch/router
seem to be handling things just fine. I double checked with my file server
(running linux) and it has an internet connection functioning just fine.

I tried the procedure at the link above, but both my network connections
just show "currently connected to: Unidentified network".

Sorry for the thread jack, but seems like we have similar issues.

on a side note, I browsed through my event viewer, and the last error I
received before the network connectivity went down the toilet was

"The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer
<room mate's computer> that believes that it is the master browser for the
domain on transport NetBT_Tcp_{yadda yadda yadda}. The master broser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

Source: bowser (side note, should that be "browser"?)
Event ID: 8003
Level: Error

Ogi



"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything in
> the following link can be applied to Vista.
>
> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/04/24/common-networking-issu...after-a
>
> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort I'd
> stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would confirm
> a driver problem.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>
> "churin" <churin.RemoveThis@new.postalias> wrote in message
> news:OxuaLN00IHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > No AV software is installed. No other application software is installed.
> > The NIC is integrated in the mobo and is Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
> > Controller. The latest NIC driver for Vista x64 was downloaded from
> > Broadcom and was installed.
> >
> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >> It sounds like the NIC driver for Vista x64 is causing a problem. You've
> >> pretty much eliminated every thing else. What AV/Security software is on
> >> the computer? What is the NIC?
> >>
>