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I am having the same problem connecting a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium to XP SP2 Desktop. Desktop has a dial-up internet connection.
I have followed all the instructions mentioned above with no avail.
Here is my "ipconfig/all output"
C:\Documents and Settings\BBN.HOMECOMPUTER>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homecomputer
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter TATA Internet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 219.64.187.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 219.64.187.105
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.197.12.30
202.54.1.18
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-17-31-88-82-BA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth PAN Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 10-11-11-11-11-11

-SS.

[JohnWill]

Even though it appears you're having the same problem, please start a new thread when you have a new issue. It's very difficult to keep two problems straight and who's working on what in a single thread.

I've created a new thread for your issue here.

Thanks for your cooperation.

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[JohnWill]
Thanks for that. Will watch out in future.
-SS.

[JohnWill]

What do you get on the Vista machine for the following?

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

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My PSU had a wonderful flash and burn :-) so now I am without a computer for few days until it is fixed by service. [The laptop belongs to a friend who brought it over. Has taken it back. I will get and check it in a day or two.]
{Why did it not flash to my mind that the same command would run on Vista too? ;-)
-SS.

[JohnWill]

Well, that's one way to solve a problem.

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[JohnWill]

Finally got a spare PSU and got the desktop going again! Phew.

So now on my XP desktop I have set up my dial-up for internet connection sharing.
On the "Network Connections" page it shows my Dial-up connection as "Connected, Shared".
LAN is shown as "Connected"

On the Vista laptop Networking and Sharing Center shows:

[VistaLaptop] ========= [Unidentified network] ======= X =========== [Interet]

(where "Unidentified network" is probably my XP Desktop and the RED X denotes NOT CONNECTED??????)

Clicking on the RED X and trying to repair etc. etc. have no effect.

Laptop came with McAfee security of which i turned the firewall off hoping may be that was blocking net access but no good.

Here is "ipconfig /all" for XP Desktop:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\xxx.HOMECOMPUTER>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homecomputer
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 5:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-88-82-BA
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter TATA Internet:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 219.64.150.141
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 219.64.150.141
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.197.12.30
                                            202.54.1.18
        NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\xxx.HOMECOMPUTER>

And here is the "ipconfig /all" on Vista laptop:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\ccccc>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ccccc-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con
nection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-2F-A2-AD
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit
 Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-8E-FF-2E
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d95a:f8f2:68f:7038%8(Preferred)
   Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.112.56(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 134223572
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{0CFAA227-DB8E-4F42-893D-08CC0495A
5B7}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.112.56%13(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{8BFB7F01-773A-49FB-8B98-A29B5B78E
5F8}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\ccccc>

Note: I tried booting desktop into PCLinuxOS2007 (my other OS) and tried to connect through that thinking may be its an XP problem. But similar situation there too.... while networking seems to be alright, internet sharing is enabled on desktop, still the laptop cannot connect to the net :-(

Thanks,
-SS.

[ASIDE: I would have connected the laptop directly to the phone if only LG provided the Vista drivers ]

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Giving a prod to see if somebody can come up with an answer?
-SS.