IE7 IP Address problem

I am using vista and ie and am trying to connect to a router and also a
NAS storage drive via typing the ip address into the internet explorer address
bar.

I keep getting that windows can not find the IP address, however a
different
vista machine has no problems at all. Both running IE7.

This is a wired connection rather than a wireless one.

Does anyone have any ideas why i can not connect?

[Forwarded to Vista Networking via crosspost.]

ingalla wrote:
> I am using vista and ie and am trying to connect to a router and also a
> NAS storage drive via typing the ip address into the internet explorer
> address bar.
>
> I keep getting that windows can not find the IP address, however a
> different
> vista machine has no problems at all. Both running IE7.
>
> This is a wired connection rather than a wireless one.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas why i can not connect?