DHCP works, static doesn't :( Vista 64

[RedShark]

Hey everyone,

I've got a bizarre problem here, and I suspect it's PEBKAC, so I need a bit of help. The summary: DHCP works, static IP does not!

With a static IP address, my computer can access the router configuration page, but that's about it (sounds like default gateway issue). I can "occasionally" get some content off the internet, but by and large, most HTTP requests fail. I think the ones that succeed may actually be from the browser cache. I can't even access my cable modem HTTP setup page (192.168.100.1) with a static IP configured.

Setup: One machine, Vista 64 + SP1 final through Windows update, Linksys WRT54GL router, attached via a CAT5 cable. Note that I've tried a couple different addresses, and my machine is the only one on the network. Just for grins, I assigned it the same address I received from DHCP, but that didn't work either. Go figure. I'm concerned this may be an SP1 issue, since it started right about when I got that installed.

I suspect a default gateway misconfiguration of some kind. Another odd thing is that when I switch from DHCP to static, type in the address/mask/gateway, click OK a couple times, there's no default gateway assigned. When I go back to the TCP/IP v4 properties, the gateway is blank. ipconfig /all reports no gateway, similarly. If I _then_ type in the gateway, click OK a couple times, it "sticks." This is obviously screwed up, and suggests a misconfiguration somewhere, e.g. some registry nonsense?

Here's my ipconfig /all setup with a static IP that does not work properly.

Any ideas?

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Core
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit
 Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-88-A0-D1
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b46e:f842:751:348c%8(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.222(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter AFS:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Loopback Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-4C-4F-4F-50
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.254.254.253(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.252
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet
1
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8115:ca3:956b:5c18%12(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet
8
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4d9e:4018:fe3e:5601%14(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.23.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{CC8C5076-94F9-4D34-AB0E-4703FFA2F
B3C}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{1BDBBE95-5B29-4782-97B6-09D0249E8
FAC}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{1BC56494-9DAC-48B5-88FD-0A05CC3C2
964}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{C6C61721-4A19-48A5-8F38-C38C6D07D
C9B}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

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Here's the same ipconfig /all for the main network adapter when configured as DHCP. This setup works fine, as I'm using it to post now!

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit
 Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-88-A0-D1
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b46e:f842:751:348c%8(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.111(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:16:33 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:16:32 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

 

[LoStMaTt]

Try unchecking IPv6 from your TCP/IP properties. Just a hunch.

 

[RedShark]

Just tried. Alas, that doesn't work.

If anyone needs any more information, feel free to ask--I can post screenshots of anything needed.

 

[RedShark]

Update: Disabling the two VMware adapters fixes the problem. The static IP address works fine with them disabled. As soon as I enable either one, everything goes to hell. This strongly suggests a misconfiguration of some kind. Maybe I'll just try reinstalling VMware later if nobody sees anything obviously wrong.

Weird.