thanks. any help would be great. i will wait to hear from you.

"Karl Froelich [MS]" wrote:

> Thanks for the info - I will look into this router. I don't have any other
> advice for you at this time; since you can get to this from XP you do not
> appear to be blocked.
>
> K.
> "RGA" <RGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B653D871-9A05-44F9-AF4E-E8815576FB83@microsoft.com...
> > Karl - yes, everything you wrote is correct! The make is Siemens
> > SpeedStream
> > model 2623 (see link below). thanks for your help.
> >
> > http://kb.efficient.com/display/1/ar...r=1.903713E-03
> >
> >
> > "Karl Froelich [MS]" wrote:
> >
> >> What is the make and model of your router? There are some routers
> >> (notably
> >> apple) that don't allow direct access via the URL. That being said, you
> >> say
> >> you CAN connect via the url using XP, but you CANNOT connecti via the URL
> >> using Vista. Yet, in all other respects, the Vista machine has full
> >> connectivity?
> >>
> >> "RGA" <RGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3C1B6E84-40DC-4A66-A752-06DFA45C1F9E@microsoft.com...
> >> > thanks Roberto. this is where i'm confused. the router works in that i
> >> > can
> >> > get out to the internet fine. no problems there. however, my issue is
> >> > that
> >> > i
> >> > cannot access the router itself by entering the http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> >> > url
> >> > that the vendor gives in the owners manual. any advice ito help me is
> >> > welcomed. thanks again.
> >> >
> >> > will try the link you sent also. thanks for that.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Roberto" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "RGA" <RGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:1A2A92A3-5503-459D-9C77-83B93432B73B@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > hi. first time doing this. i just purchased a new computer with
> >> >> > vista
> >> >> > loaded
> >> >> > on it. unfortunately, i cannot access my router set-up screen. i
> >> >> > enter
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > ip
> >> >> > address (url?) and get a message that it cannot be accessed, or
> >> >> > troubleshooted. however, i can access the router set-up screen from
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > computers in my house that are running xp. do i need to change the
> >> >> > security
> >> >> > or network settings on the vista computer? thanks for the help.
> >> >>
> >> >> Unfortunately some routers aren't Vista compatible
> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/usi...d/default.mspx
> >> >>
> >> >> rgds
> >> >> Roberto
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
>