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Posted by Steven Bink August 31, 2007 10:35 AM with 5 comment(s)

People in the city of Lund in Sweden that use the Microsoft Vista OS can't connect to the Internet.

According to this local newspaper, the reason is because Lund is a Linux city which has a a Linux server that doesn't like Vista.

Lundis Energi blamed Microsoft because Vista has got a bug and it isn't going to change the configuration of the server just to cope with the flaw.

A local Microsoft rep said it could probably fix the problem if Lundis Energi got in touch with it.

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Source: www.theinquirer.net

	dirr said: Apparently the issue is caused by Vista setting the DHCP BROADCAST flag to 1 by default. Previous versions of Windows had this set to 0. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928233 Setting the BROADCAST flag to 1 is allowed according to the DHCP RFC 2131, therefore it's the linux server which doesn't comply with the RFC and needs to be updated/fixed. But of course, as always, it's Microsoft's fault anyway ;) August 31, 2007 2:42 PM
	GP007 said: Yeah, it's such a joke when you actually point out that it's not a problem with Vista but the linux server. It gave me a good laugh. August 31, 2007 7:03 PM
	exorcist said: Instead of brown nosing M$ like this site normally does, don't you think if it worked with previous versions of windows it should also work with vista. Like there hardware compatibility vista sucks big time. Backwards compatibility please M$. August 31, 2007 7:09 PM
	mrnedburns said: Who leases an IP straight to their PC from the ISP? That seems odd to me. I have at least one residential gateway/router/firewall device between me and the ISP and either use it, or the modem in bridge mode to handle the leasing and/or authentication. August 31, 2007 7:40 PM
	fishyfishy said: that is so funny as for the city name in our local language means [D I C K] September 1, 2007 2:49 PM

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