Recent content by Chippy_boy

OK - I can confirm that for me, manually-entered IP address and DNS servers *does* fix the problem. I can now reliably boot up and surf the web. If I switch back to automatic, then the problem re-occurs and I have to fiddle about for ages to get the internet back again. For me, this is a...

I upgraded from Vista and 7 installed its own driver, which is later than the Vista one. I tried installing the Vista driver instead and it made no difference. The problem would appear to be something to do with DHCP not working properly. If I change to a static IP address and then change it...

Upgraded my Vista Ultimate desktop PC to Windows 7 RC and everything works perfectly... apart from the fact that I can't get an internet connection. I have a wired ethernet connectio to my adsl router and the router is connected to the internet, as my laptop does still have access. The wierd...