Limited/No Connectivity

[5118]

When trying to get online i get a message which says limited/no connectivity when i try to repair it i get another message which tells me it cant find the ip address? Help!?

 

[Spirit]

Your Ip address will begin 169.x.x.x this means you are not getting an IP lease from the router / ISP.

Or if you are statically assigning you IP then you have entered something incorrectly.

Can other PC's get on the network?

Iain

 

[saw164]

Without knowning more about you setup here are a few basic things you can check. Make sure you are useing a stright throught cable if you are connecting Via copper. Do you have lights on your NIC card? or on your router/switch?


Scott Williams

IT, United States Coast Guard.

 

[bcastner]

. If he was using a static IP a repair operation would be denied. It only applies in DHCP settings;

. If the cable plant was bad he would get an Network Cable Unplugged message, not the error message that he receives.

All this message indicates is that a DHCP request failed on the client.

If you are using XP Service Pack 2:
Start, Run, netsh winsoc reset

Wait for a prompt to restart your computer. Restart your computer.

For all other versions of Windows:
Download and run WinsockFix:

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257w

 

[fartingfrog]

Download Winsock fix? How about looking at dhcp? Like saw164 said, we need more info. Do a chkdsk while you're at it!!!