Joe, I've seen Vista have issues connecting with all kinds of access points. I usually have the customer get a different router and it works. Which takes me to a question: Why do you have customers connecting laptops directly to you? Do you run a hotspot? -RickG
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Joe Miller <joe.mil...@dslbyair.com> wrote: > > > I'm having a hell of a time with Vista machines connecting to my Monowall > router. I found this regarding Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from > certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers, and gives the fix > for the computer. HOW MANY PEOPLE are knowledgable enough with Vista to fix > there own machine? »support.microsoft.com/default.as···33/en-us and > Monowall's latest version: > > »m0n0.ch/wall/ "04/11/2009 - m0n0wall 1.3b16 released > This beta release improves IPv6 support (by providing more control over RAs, > adding DHCPv6, allowing IPv6 DNS servers, enabling IPv6 webGUI access, etc.), > adds initial basic support for secondary IP addresses, patches a kernel > security issue and adds support for Broadcom BCM5722 NICs." > > Has anyone dealt with this before? Does anyone know how to make Vista work on > their Monowall routers without having to assign a static address on the Vista > machine? This is starting to become a pain in the a$$. The customer will > complain that they cannot connect to the captive portal and will say it > worked in the last place they were at. It kind of makes me wonder why > Microsoft pulled such a rotten joke on end-users. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
