Vista RC1 and internet problems

Question

I have vista installed on 2 computers and the first one has a problem where only a certain number of web pages will load.  Other ones just take forever and then will not display.  Then on my other computer, it was running correctly on wireless, all pages were loading.  Then i took it to work and had it on ethernet and it was working there too.  But then when i brought it back on the wireless network, only the pages that will load on the first computer load.  Does anyone have a solution?

Znod · Answer

See if things work better using Firefox assuming you are not already doing so.

bova80 · Answer

installed firefox and the same webpages load with it and everything else won't load.

Znod · Answer

Try setting your network as a private network if you have not already done so.

bova80 · Answer

did that too.  didn't do anything.

Znod · Answer

Some have success by turning network security off--even MAC address filtering. Give it a shot, and see if you make any progress.

GmaRocks · Answer

Once you get the firewall(s) conflict resolved, including any firewall you might be running on your router, run network diagnostics. I had mucho problems with Beta 2, but RC1 has been trouble free. Good Luck

bova80 · Answer

i dont think its my router because the internet worked on it before(Laptop-wireless) but it did not work on the desktop(ethernet).  i'm not sure what settings to change.

GmaRocks · Answer

There is a administrators version of IE in the system tools folder that has no add ons. There is a beta Java that works with IE and Vista. The older versions don't work with Vista and IE7. Do you know how to troubleshoot network problems?

bova80 · Answer

i tried the no add ons version and firefox and still a no go.  this is confusing.

GmaRocks · Answer

Open the device manager and verify that your nic is functioning properly

Go to programs in the control panel and uninstall Java if it's installed

Unplug your router/dsl switch.
Turn off your computer
attach it to the router with data cable with an RJ45
connector- power the router again
restart the computer
disable the wireless connection

use the diagnose network connection function in the network connections folder in the control panel or from the network connection icon in the task tray
Does it say there is a problem with your connection?

bova80 · Answer

well the thing is some pages load.  like google loads but yahoo doesn't, and the usps site loads.  so some sites are loading others just say web site found waiting for reply and hang there.

GmaRocks · Answer

delete your temporary internet files and see if those pages still load

bova80 · Answer

did that too.  the internet works fine on my windows MCE computer.  and even in cmd on the vista computers if i type in ping and a webpage it pings it and returns the packets.

WWN · Answer

I had a similar problem and struggled for two days before finding the solution. Download Dr. TCP or a similar tweaking utility and lower your MTU. On my E510 I had to set that to 1456 and the TCP Receive Window to 32767.

This may not do it, depending on your router and its settings. In that case, you must also change the router MTU setting to 1456. Generally you can access your router internals through your browser at http://192.168.1.1/ Page through the various arrays of settings until you find one for MTU; this is often shown as an optional ISP setting. If there is a radio button labeled Enabled, click it first. Then enter 1456 and save the configuration. If there was an Enabled radio button, you must now click the alternative (Disabled) and save again; otherwise, the new setting won't stay in effect.

I hope this works for you as well as it has for me!

(BTW, if you use Dr. TCP, be sure to use the 'Run as administrator' option.)

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