Difference between revisions of "Vista Networking Issue"
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Here's a fix that worked for me (Vista/Windows 7 specific) | Here's a fix that worked for me (Vista/Windows 7 specific) | ||
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| + | For Windows Vista | ||
In Control Panel/network connections | In Control Panel/network connections | ||
# Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties | # Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties | ||
| − | # Select ''Internet Protocol | + | # Select ''Internet Protocol Version 4'' and press the properties button |
# Click the "Advanced" button | # Click the "Advanced" button | ||
# Select the DNS tab | # Select the DNS tab | ||
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# Press the required OKs, apply, close ... | # Press the required OKs, apply, close ... | ||
| + | All should work correctly now | ||
| − | + | For Windows 7 | |
| + | # In Control Panel select ''Network And Sharing Center'' | ||
| + | # In the left margin, select 'Change adapter settings'' | ||
| + | # Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select ''properties'' | ||
| + | # Select ''Internet Protocol Version 4'' and press the properties button | ||
| + | # Click the ''Advanced'' button | ||
| + | # Select the ''DNS'' tab | ||
| + | # Press the ''Append these DNS suffixes (in order)'' button | ||
| + | # Add your home server's domain name (eg. home.com) | ||
| + | # Press the required OKs, apply, close ... | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 4 March 2011
Some times, Vista and Windows 7 don't operate well with short URLs.
Here's a fix that worked for me (Vista/Windows 7 specific)
For Windows Vista In Control Panel/network connections
- Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and press the properties button
- Click the "Advanced" button
- Select the DNS tab
- Press the "Append these DNS suffixes (in order)" button
- Add your home server's domain name (eg. home.com)
- Press the required OKs, apply, close ...
All should work correctly now
For Windows 7
- In Control Panel select Network And Sharing Center
- In the left margin, select 'Change adapter settings
- Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and press the properties button
- Click the Advanced button
- Select the DNS tab
- Press the Append these DNS suffixes (in order) button
- Add your home server's domain name (eg. home.com)
- Press the required OKs, apply, close ...
