I recall reading my first Cisco networking book and learning about the 3 different approaches to network troubleshooting (see my article How to use the OSI Model to Troubleshoot Networks). In this article, I will walk you through my 5 tips that I recommend you use to troubleshoot Windows Vista networking issues. Thus, it is not a question of if you will need to perform Vista network troubleshooting, it is a question of when will you need to perform Vista network troubleshooting. This could be caused by the OS (Vista in this case), misconfiguration by the user or IT Admin, network issues, or other causes. Windows Vista is no different than any other operating system in that, sooner or later, you will have networking issues. In this article, I will cover 5 things you can do to troubleshoot your Windows Vista networking issues including automated diagnoses, command line tools, and a strong troubleshooting methodology.
