what problems are there with vista in connecting to the Internet with a dsl connection?

Question

I am going to buy a new computer with at least 2gb of memory . I have ATT internet

Answer 1

Vista has a long sting of complaints about networking, driver support, hardware compatibility and more. In other words - Standard 1.0 MS software!!!!!
It's supposed to be "all better" with SP1 coming out next year. Yup!!! and I put out milk and cookies for Santa!!!!!
I recommend you get a Vista capable machine, but get it loaded with XP (and yes you can!!! Go to Dell or HP and do some looking. You can get most models with XP)
Or buy a machine with no operating system and buy XP off the shelf. Then when and if Vista becomes "the best thing that there ever was" you can get it off the shelf and ??upgrade??
In the meantime, you'll have a machine that will be REALLY fast and compatible with the games and software you want to use now.

Answer 2

I am so tired of people complaining about Vista. There isn't anything wrong with Vista that some good old common sense can't take care of. Some people just get too entrenched in the old, and have trouble transfering into the new, or taking on new and updated items. Some would rather stay in the caves, than make the effort to join society by the electric heater, staying all huddled up around the smoking fire they are so familiar with.

With that said, there isn't anything really wrong with networking in Vista. In fact, networking in Vista has come a long way, and with Windows Connect Now, it is as easy as plugging in a USB stick, loading the configuration files onto it, then taking it too each networked device and plugging it in, waiting for the lights on the router to blink twice, and the computer system to say Finished. It really IS that simple with Vista and a Windows Connect Now technological router. In other words, a router with a USB port, and most new ones have exactly that.

Here is a page to Windows Connect Now technology:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/connectnow.mspx

Now, that link is to a Windows XP Connect Now description and instructional article, but Vista has even more improvements over XP. Only some XP and other equipment from a year or more ago had partial Connect Now technology, but now, Vista is fully Connect Now compatible, and most routers are as well, as are other networking nodes, such as printers and game consoles. Soon, everyone will be simply and easily setting up what use to be a complicated home or small office network with ease and confidence. We don't ask how our electrical stations work, we are just glad they do and we can just plug a cord into a wall socket and turn on a lamp, stove, refrigerator, television, etc.

With the new Windows Home Server, home networking has taken on an all new direction. It is an exciting time to be involved with all these technologies which are bringing more families and individuals fully into the 21 century.

If you haven't heard about the Windows Home Server, check out this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx

The Windows Home Server is made from Windows Server 2003. As such, those who know that OS can access all the many features that the full server has.

However, Windows Home Server is actually created for home users with little or no technical experiance. It works Out of Box, by simply plugging the powercord and ethernet in, and running the Connector software on each networked computer.

Windows Home Server provides nightly automatiic backups of all networked systems. It provides a central location for all multimedia files, and other files. It provides easy recovery of any system on the network that has a hard disk failure, or any single or multiple files that were corrupted, or otherwise lost for whatever reason. It has easy Remote Access, in which you can remotely access not only everything on the Server itself, but log onto any networked computer from anywhere in the world securely. It has data duplication across seperate hard drives, easy expansion features for adding more hard drives as space is needed so it grows with you, and best of all, it allows for hooking up webcams and streaming birthday parties,holidays etc of family in remote areas, in almost real time.

Vista, just like XP when it first came out will have some growing to do. If everyone is fair, XP had its share of issues when it first came out too. I would like to stop hearing people whinning about Vista and simply take the time, or put out a bit of effort to get comfortable with the OS. It is sort of like a new piece of clothing, it may be tight at first, but as you wear it, soon it becomes the most comfortable article you own. Let those cry babies keep their tattered t-shirts and I will buy me some new clothing, better, more advanced, with more features, more powerful, than ever before. I am opening the door wide to technological advances and coming out of the caves.

Answer 3

Not much really. Just make sure that you are set to "Private" under your Network and Sharing Center and you may need to refresh your Local Area Connection. Other than that it should connect fine.