After downloading and installing bitdefender 2011 for windows7, my Internet access worked fine. However, once you update BD, using either "update now" or automatically by BD, I then perminently loose Internet access.
I tried various techniques listed on this and windows7 forums, to no avail. The connection wizard could not help either.
THE WORKAROUND:
uninstall BitDefender, reboot, and Internet access is restored.
Reinstall BD and Internet access is fine. Update BD and once again, I perminently loose Internet access until I uninstall BitDefender. Kind of defeats using this software if you cannot update without loosing Internet access. True, this is the best way to avoid viruses and maleware but a bit extreme I would think 
I submited a bug report with a generated support file to tech support, but was hoping that someone here might have a better workaround, other than reinstalling BD everytime.
