I'm having the same problem. I've tried all different ways to connect. Wireless or via dsl modem. The network infomation will tell me I'm connected to the internet but I can't get anything at all to open with either IE or Firefox.
Not liking Vista already...
im getting problem connecting internet using vista, problem is i configured everything & while connecting to net it showing everything correctly & connects to net also, but while browsing/or any other net related work, it showin no connection!
anybody can help?
its verifying username/password everything & connecting but no connection!

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