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access point appear: unidentified network
internet appear bloqued
access: Local only
connection: wireless connection.
Please help check what is the reason "local only".
ip is assigned automatically by DHCP, but is not possible to connect to internet, the problem appear only on windows vista Pcs, in my other computer with XP version the connection is good.
I have Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1.
Thanks
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Check how your security is setup on your AP. I had to mess with mine a bit. For some reason, my windows 7 machines have been sensitive to it, especially on netgear AP's
http://www.mountainvistatech.com/2012/04/27/windows-7-wireless-connected-but-local-access-only/
Had the same problem. Uninstalled the driver for the Atheros AR5007EG and reinstalled the version 9 driver. The driver update function told me that the driver was already up to date, but it was only at 7.2 or something. So I manually uninstalled it and installed the newer version that I had downloaded from the manufactures website. This computer was having the problem when connecting to wireless router - Linksys WRT54GL. Hope this helps!
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This worked for me --
I just got the same "Local only" problem today on my wife's computer (Vista). I tried many ways to fix it (read a lot of the posts online) - none of the tricks worked for me. Then, I remembered I have the "access control" set on my router - trying to limit kids to use their computers/iphones in a certain period. I checked the setting and found that the IP address list was messed up (there was a power outage recently) - my wife's computer happened to get a "wrong IP address" and on the "control access list". Remove the IP from the list, it goes from "local" to "global" immediately!
I have done all of the fixes on these pages. None worked. Dell says the only way to fix is to reinstall windows. It is a register error. They say it has to do with ipv6. Does anyone have a permanent fix before reinstalling OS?
My connection is intermittent and the " Local only" comes up after hybernation. I have to keep deleteting the connection and reconnecting, even that does not always work.
