Laptop from work netowrk to home - computer noob

[Geetwo]

I have borrowed a laptop from work which is running on Vista Basic. I switched the Lan settings from the specific one that work uses to "automatically detect" through internet options.When i am using a laptop with XP that is usually all it takes! however that is not doing the trick. It is telling me the wirelss connection is connected but will not connect to the internet. I tried to run a diognostic thingy and it came up with an error messgage telling me it "pinged the DNS but got no reply" My other computers all are still working without issue so please can somebody help a computer noob?

 

[kimsland]

Start--> Run --> CMD
(and then in the black command window, run each of the following)
ipconfig /release <enter>
ipconfig /flushdns <enter>
ipconfig /registerdns <enter>
ipconfig /renew <enter>

if you use # ipconfig /flushdns, be sure to follow it with
net stop "DNS Client"
net start "DNS Client"

DHCP is a means to autoconfigure all parameters to TCP.

use View Network connections; right-click on the Lan Connection
pull down the slider to see Tcp/IP and select it
now click the Properties Button
On the General Tab; click both radio buttons that begin with Obtain ...
Automatically
Click Advanced
IP Address should show DHCP Enabled,
Gateway should be empty
DNS tab: append primary and append parent
at the bottom [x] Register this connection
WINS Tab: Enable LMHOSTS, enable NetBIOS over TCP/Ip

 

[Geetwo]

woohoo thanks heaps!!!!

 

[kimsland]

I take it, that all's good now
Obviously from the reply Yes

Done

 

[tipstir]

kimsland -- you can put all of those codes fix_nic.cmd and zip it-up into a sticky so users can just use the script to fix their problems. Makes it easier for them. It's up to you though.

fix_nic.cmd

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /renew
net stop "DNS Client"
net start "DNS Client"