Home Networking trouble

[Ridge]

So I got my desktop computer up and running again after my HD died a couple weeks ago...its all fine and dandy except that im having all sorts of trouble hooking up to my home network and the internet as a result...

Its Vista 64 bit, if anybody has a clue, please let me in on it...

[Gman]

Standard Ethernet or Wireless?

I also have 64-bit Vista, but I'm having some application compatibility problems.

[kwando]

one word... vista! jk... i've never tried vista but i hear all these problems.

[Sucka]

Need more info. What exactly is the problem?

[mr_will]

3 words
Buy a Mac!!! LOL

if you was closer I would fix it for you. But as Sucka said what exactly is your issue.
mainly is it only this computer that cant get on? Have you looked at your router settings?

[Ridge]

It is a wired network...I had it running fine under 32bit Vista but changed over when I got my PC running again yesterday...Vista says its recieving local and internet, but I cannot ping the router or anything beyond it...

[7idl]

dhcp or fixed IP?

[Gman]

The firewall is probably blocking any ICMP traffic, including PING. For starters, try disabling the firewall to verify. If it works, you can re-enable the firewall and then go to the advanced tab to modify the ICMP setting to allow an incoming echo request.

[Delphi]

also some routers have been known to not accept 64 bit vista or vise versa....

I run vista 64 bit with a dlink router and dlink modem and it works like a charm.

[BadShot]

Now for Tech Support 101 .. and I am only half serious... Is it plugged in? Do you see a link light on the network card? Could be a lose cable or bad cable... just a good place to start

Delphi .. throw a link to that information.. where Vista at any level won't connect because of an a specific or non-specific router/switch related issue. Not buyin' it... not even with Vista, well not unless some dimwit tried to configure IPv6 for their IPv4 network...

First are you getting an IP? More in particular as asked, is your router handing out DHCP or did you need to set a static IP. Vista won't block low level ICMP to the gateway device.. e.g. Ping.

What IP are you getting? Is it the right range for your little network?

I would however in the strongest of possible terms recommend turning the security levels down as far as you can, if not out right disabling them until you have initial connectivity.

If you can get us a copy and paste of the results of an IPCONFIG /ALL run from the command prompt. Or at least send it to me in an IM, I'll check a couple of times today for it.