Unfortunately the routers (provided by two different ISPs) are a bit
ISP-specific - e.g. the DNS is not changeable*
Win7 is looking closer...
Thanks
Jez
* which, if I understand correctly, allows IPTV to be watched without
counting against monthly data limits
On 23 March 2014 11:53, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I haven't a clue but, in the diagnostic process, the first thing I'd try
> is to take the router from your house and install it temporarily in the
> other house. If that doesn't work I'd do the Win7 upgrade which is
> perhaps where you should be from a security standpoint anyhow.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 3/23/2014 5:05 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> > To the collective brains on this list: can you shed some light on this?
> >
> > I have a problem with a PC (running Vista - ugh) that can connect to
> > the wifi router and thence to the internet in my house, but in another
> > house it connects to the router but there is no onward internet
> > connection.
> > All other devices (phones, tablets etc) can connect fine in both
> > places. Both routers are running WPA2-PSK security. The wifi adaptor
> > has the latest driver installed.
> > And it's a fresh install of Vista (and all SPs and updates) because we
> > started from a very sluggish clogged-up laptop (a few years past its
> > best) - although previously it was connecting to the internet ok!
> >
> > My first thought was a DNS issue but manually setting DNS addresses
> > doesn't help.
> >
> > Any other brainwaves please?
> > TIA
> > jez
> >
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