Now Vista can't even handle regular DHCP, whereas every other computer on the same network (different Linux distros, Macs, XP, 2k...) get their IPs as they should.
It's because:
Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers
It's sooo typical - and they even admit it: "or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers".
WTF? I wonder which computers would work if I had a Microsoft DHCP server running
. Probably inverting my current scenario: Nothing works, anymore except for Vista. Interesting business model.The great thing about the above article is, that they give you a step-by-step advice how to solve that stupid problem:
Now, funny thing is: I've had to look up how to find the GUID for a network adapter, and I stumbled across a forum entry:Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}
In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey that corresponds to the network adapter that is connected to the network.
How to Determine Adapter GUID. I couldn't help laughing when the first few lines read, that he was trying to follow MS knowledge-base article #928233, which is the above mentioned article.
