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Title: Win7 laptop connects to Network but not Internet
Post by: critterva on May 24, 2011, 10:15:03 AM

I have a wireless network set up in our small office.  I just bought the DIR-655 and installed it (did have a very old Netgear router).  I currently have two wireless printers, a MAC and a couple of iPhones that can connect to the network and internet.  My desktop is plugged in and also connects fine.
The BOSS just came in with his fairly new Win7 laptop and I connected it to the network, however, no matter what I try, it won't connnect to the internet.  I can see his laptop in the network, it can see my computer and it says that it is connected to the network.  It also says that it is not connected to the internet.  I ran the troubleshooting (by clicking on the "X" between the network and the internet in the Network and Sharing Center) and it said it couldn't find the problem.  The Win7 laptop has no problems connecting to the old network, nor any others that it encounters.
I'm assuming that it is a problem with the PC itself, but I was hoping someone on this forum can point me in the right direction.

Title: Re: Win7 laptop connects to Network but not Internet
Post by: FurryNutz on May 24, 2011, 10:42:54 AM

Possible that Windows 7 needs to set up the networking wizard again where it asks you to select Public, Work or Private networking? It should come up with that wizard.

I would also set up DCHP (static) reserved IP addresses for all of your devices on the router. Make sure the devices are set to auto obtain an ip address. Once this is done the bosses PC and other devices will have there own IP address that never changes and makes things a bit easier to manage.

Also make sure Primary and 2ndary DNS addresses are filled in under Setup/internet/manual, DNS relay is enabled and Advanced DNS Services is disables as a recommendation.