Vista fails to get IP from router

Kerry Brown

The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything in
the following link can be applied to Vista.



Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort I'd
stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would confirm
a driver problem.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration




"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
news:.gbl...
> No AV software is installed. No other application software is installed.
> The NIC is integrated in the mobo and is Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
> Controller. The latest NIC driver for Vista x64 was downloaded from
> Broadcom and was installed.
>
> Kerry Brown wrote:
>> It sounds like the NIC driver for Vista x64 is causing a problem. You've
>> pretty much eliminated every thing else. What AV/Security software is on
>> the computer? What is the NIC?
>>

churin

Good news first: I am writing this on Vista x64!!
I want to tell the results of what I did in response to your latest post.

I did everything in the linked reference but no dice.
I attempted to install the latest driver from the mobo vender but it
could not be installed. The download web site info indicated it would
support up to Xp x64 and Vista was not included.
So, as suggested I picked up an old NIC from my junk box and sticked it
in. In no time the driver was automatically installed and LAN connection
was done.
Well, as you indicated the driver appears to be the culprit because the
hardware must be good since all the other OSes do not have this problem.

It is hard to get to the bottom of it because the mobo vendor provide
support for only up to Windows XP for this model. Only hope is Broadcom
so I will contact them.

Thank you very much for your help.

Kerry Brown wrote:
> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if
> anything in the following link can be applied to Vista.
>
>
>
>
> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort
> I'd stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would
> confirm a driver problem.
>

Kerry Brown

You're welcome. Glad to hear you found a workaround to the problem.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration




"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
news:%.gbl...
> Good news first: I am writing this on Vista x64!!
> I want to tell the results of what I did in response to your latest post.
>
> I did everything in the linked reference but no dice.
> I attempted to install the latest driver from the mobo vender but it could
> not be installed. The download web site info indicated it would support up
> to Xp x64 and Vista was not included.
> So, as suggested I picked up an old NIC from my junk box and sticked it
> in. In no time the driver was automatically installed and LAN connection
> was done.
> Well, as you indicated the driver appears to be the culprit because the
> hardware must be good since all the other OSes do not have this problem.
>
> It is hard to get to the bottom of it because the mobo vendor provide
> support for only up to Windows XP for this model. Only hope is Broadcom so
> I will contact them.
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
> Kerry Brown wrote:
>> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
>> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything
>> in the following link can be applied to Vista.
>>
>>
>> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort
>> I'd stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would
>> confirm a driver problem.
>>

Ogi

I am having an identical issue but with different hardware (on vista ultimate
x64).

One night my network connectivity just stopped working on the PC.

This PC is hooked up to the Apple Airport Extreme Router (with a 5 port
netgear switch in between). The firmware has been updated to the latest
version to my knowledge.

I have 2 onboard nvidia nforce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports. I have
reinstalled the drivers since the beginning of this issue with out any error.
I have swapped the cable between both the ports, and although windows
registered the unplugging/plugging in of the network cable, it just shows
being connected to an "unidentified network".

I disconnected the cable and hooked up my room mate's laptop, disabled the
wireless, and here I am posting about the issue, so the cable/switch/router
seem to be handling things just fine. I double checked with my file server
(running linux) and it has an internet connection functioning just fine.

I tried the procedure at the link above, but both my network connections
just show "currently connected to: Unidentified network".

Sorry for the thread jack, but seems like we have similar issues.

on a side note, I browsed through my event viewer, and the last error I
received before the network connectivity went down the toilet was

"The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer
<room mate's computer> that believes that it is the master browser for the
domain on transport NetBT_Tcp_{yadda yadda yadda}. The master broser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

Source: bowser (side note, should that be "browser"?)
Event ID: 8003
Level: Error

Ogi



"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything in
> the following link can be applied to Vista.
>
>
>
> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort I'd
> stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would confirm
> a driver problem.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
>
>
>
>
> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
> > No AV software is installed. No other application software is installed.
> > The NIC is integrated in the mobo and is Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
> > Controller. The latest NIC driver for Vista x64 was downloaded from
> > Broadcom and was installed.
> >
> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >> It sounds like the NIC driver for Vista x64 is causing a problem. You've
> >> pretty much eliminated every thing else. What AV/Security software is on
> >> the computer? What is the NIC?
> >>
>

Ogi

I am having an identical issue but with different hardware (on vista ultimate
x64).

One night my network connectivity just stopped working on the PC.

This PC is hooked up to the Apple Airport Extreme Router (with a 5 port
netgear switch in between). The firmware has been updated to the latest
version to my knowledge.

I have 2 onboard nvidia nforce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports. I have
reinstalled the drivers since the beginning of this issue with out any error.
I have swapped the cable between both the ports, and although windows
registered the unplugging/plugging in of the network cable, it just shows
being connected to an "unidentified network".

I disconnected the cable and hooked up my room mate's laptop, disabled the
wireless, and here I am posting about the issue, so the cable/switch/router
seem to be handling things just fine. I double checked with my file server
(running linux) and it has an internet connection functioning just fine.

I tried the procedure at the link above, but both my network connections
just show "currently connected to: Unidentified network".

Sorry for the thread jack, but seems like we have similar issues.

on a side note, I browsed through my event viewer, and the last error I
received before the network connectivity went down the toilet was

"The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer
<room mate's computer> that believes that it is the master browser for the
domain on transport NetBT_Tcp_{yadda yadda yadda}. The master broser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

Source: bowser (side note, should that be "browser"?)
Event ID: 8003
Level: Error

Ogi



"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything in
> the following link can be applied to Vista.
>
>
>
> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort I'd
> stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would confirm
> a driver problem.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
>
>
>
>
> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
> > No AV software is installed. No other application software is installed.
> > The NIC is integrated in the mobo and is Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
> > Controller. The latest NIC driver for Vista x64 was downloaded from
> > Broadcom and was installed.
> >
> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >> It sounds like the NIC driver for Vista x64 is causing a problem. You've
> >> pretty much eliminated every thing else. What AV/Security software is on
> >> the computer? What is the NIC?
> >>
>

Ogi

I am having an identical issue but with different hardware (on vista ultimate
x64).

One night my network connectivity just stopped working on the PC.

This PC is hooked up to the Apple Airport Extreme Router (with a 5 port
netgear switch in between). The firmware has been updated to the latest
version to my knowledge.

I have 2 onboard nvidia nforce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports. I have
reinstalled the drivers since the beginning of this issue with out any error.
I have swapped the cable between both the ports, and although windows
registered the unplugging/plugging in of the network cable, it just shows
being connected to an "unidentified network".

I disconnected the cable and hooked up my room mate's laptop, disabled the
wireless, and here I am posting about the issue, so the cable/switch/router
seem to be handling things just fine. I double checked with my file server
(running linux) and it has an internet connection functioning just fine.

I tried the procedure at the link above, but both my network connections
just show "currently connected to: Unidentified network".

Sorry for the thread jack, but seems like we have similar issues.

on a side note, I browsed through my event viewer, and the last error I
received before the network connectivity went down the toilet was

"The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer
<room mate's computer> that believes that it is the master browser for the
domain on transport NetBT_Tcp_{yadda yadda yadda}. The master broser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

Source: bowser (side note, should that be "browser"?)
Event ID: 8003
Level: Error

Ogi



"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> The Broadcom Gigabit NICs caused fits with Server 2003 when SP2 was
> released. The same thing may be happening with Vista x64. See if anything in
> the following link can be applied to Vista.
>
>
>
> Have you tried the motherboard manufacturer's driver? As a last resort I'd
> stick another NIC in the computer and see if that works. That would confirm
> a driver problem.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
>
>
>
>
> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
> > No AV software is installed. No other application software is installed.
> > The NIC is integrated in the mobo and is Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
> > Controller. The latest NIC driver for Vista x64 was downloaded from
> > Broadcom and was installed.
> >
> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >> It sounds like the NIC driver for Vista x64 is causing a problem. You've
> >> pretty much eliminated every thing else. What AV/Security software is on
> >> the computer? What is the NIC?
> >>
>