I just reformated and put win xp on my bosses laptop. All went well with the install. But I can't get it to connect to the internet. I have the same symtoms as this guy, TCP/IP Problem Any ideas to get me connected? Sony Vaio PCG-7T1L
Ahh.. I just upgraded the only Win XP installation to Windows 7... Are you getting the same error message "Failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection. Cannot Proceed"? Or it just won't connect to the Internet? But if I recall my Win XP... you should try manually setting the WiFi settings. Select the WiFi connection and make sure you set the DNS servers properly. Your ISP should provide you with at least two DNS servers to use. If that doesn't work, try disabling DHCP for this connection. Manually set the IP address of the computer and set the Default gateway to the IP address of the WiFi router. The Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.
Yeah I get the same errror message. But the thing is I'm just trying to use cat-5 cable from the wireless router/switch. I even tried connecting directly to the cable modem... no differance.
That's kinda what I'm thinking, Though it says it is working fine in device manager. Where to find driver? I wonder if it is on his "sony" disk if he even has it?
I'm not sure. Device manager says, Manufacture, Microsoft Texas Insterments OHCI compliant IEEE 1 Is that enough? How else to tell?
Ahh.. Looks like it's a Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet chip. You can download the latest official Sony driver here - Sony eSupport - VGN-N130G/W - Software Updates & Drivers It's version 8.56.1.3.
Yeah. Got two drivers wi-fi and ethernet card, Burt them to a dvd,,, popped it into the lappy installed... Then it just worked!