Difference between revisions of "Vista Networking Issue"

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Some times, Vista and Windows 7 don't operate well with short URLs.
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Sometimes, Vista and Windows 7 don't resolve the host-only Amahi uses
 
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Here's a possible fix that worked for me on Vista/Windows 7  
Here's a fix that worked for me (Vista/Windows 7 specific)
 
  
 
For Windows Vista   
 
For Windows Vista   
In Control Panel/network connections
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# From the menu, select ''Control Panel'' then ''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 Version 4'' and press the properties button
 
# Select ''Internet Protocol Version 4'' and press the properties button
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# Press the required OKs, apply, close ...
 
# Press the required OKs, apply, close ...
  
All should work correctly now
 
  
 
For Windows 7
 
For Windows 7

Revision as of 18:02, 4 March 2011

Sometimes, Vista and Windows 7 don't resolve the host-only Amahi uses Here's a possible fix that worked for me on Vista/Windows 7

For Windows Vista

  1. From the menu, select Control Panel then Network Connections
  2. Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties
  3. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and press the properties button
  4. Click the "Advanced" button
  5. Select the DNS tab
  6. Press the "Append these DNS suffixes (in order)" button
  7. Add your home server's domain name (eg. home.com)
  8. Press the required OKs, apply, close ...


For Windows 7

  1. In Control Panel select Network And Sharing Center
  2. In the left margin, select 'Change adapter settings
  3. Right click your ethernet card (or similar) and select properties
  4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and press the properties button
  5. Click the Advanced button
  6. Select the DNS tab
  7. Press the Append these DNS suffixes (in order) button
  8. Add your home server's domain name (eg. home.com)
  9. Press the required OKs, apply, close ...