Gemini-16 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Hi, I installed SP2 onto my PC and after I rebooted it came up with an icon on my system tray that says limited or no connectivity. I've tried several fixes on the internet but with no luck. I have checked my cables and they are all hooked up properly. I have a hub connected to two PC's. Any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Sounds like you're talking about Windows XP Service Pack 2? XP Service Pack 2 turns on a new and slightly improved build in Firewall by default. To disable it and see whether the problem goes away, click on Start, Control Panel, and if you're using Category View, click on Security Center. In the new Security Center, click on Windows Firewall. Select Off, and click Ok. If you use the PC(s) to get to the Internet, I strongly recommend having the Firewall turned on, unless you're behind a very good Hardware Firewall. For testing purposes though, you can disable it and see if you're able to connect locally. Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini-16 Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I tried it with no success. I am starting to get angry :ninja: I cannot figure this out. How good is the windows firewall anyway? The most it does that I can see is try to block it's own dumb self. More suggestions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Check WEP is set up on the WAP and make sure you have the correct key set up on the workstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Windows XP Firewall isn't that good. I suggest another free one, like one of the ones listed on my web site: http://www.homecomputeraid.com/firewalls. If you use one of those though, please disable the XP Firewall.Are you using a wireless connection? Try running an extended ping as follows:Go to Start, Run, and type cmd in the Run dialogue. Then click Ok. In the command window that opens, type ping -t www.cisco.com. You should consistently get replies. Please post here on how that works for you.Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 The Limited or No Connectivity is not an issue - I'm unsure why it's even there, and the only reason it comes up is if you're not connected direct thru DHCP (pulling an ip from your ISP) or your connected to a Non-DDM enabled routerThe Windows Firewall bites, no matter how you slice itapart from that, make sure the following things are in orderyou've recently powercycledif you're using a router, it's set up correctly and the MTU is at 1500the drivers are correct for your nicif all that checks out and the ping test by HCA is failing, post back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasichko Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I had this same problem on a Fujitsu wireless. Still trying to figure out the problem. DHCP wasnt handing off an IP, I could assign it a static IP, still no go. Sent it to Fujitsu, they did some work on it, got it back today to see if they fixed the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Thanks Vasichko for posting. Looking forward to finding out if it fixed the problem. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasichko Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Well it was weird one day it just got limited connectivity. I re-installed tcp/ip and everything kept getting that F#$%ing 169... IP. I had a friend bring another laptop over, I could get it to connect have access to everything within minutes. Did the usual, reset the router, switch, server, blah, blah, blah, nothing seemed to work. So Ill let you guys know when I have a chance to work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Uninstall SP2 wil probably fix the problem - I swear, I hate that service pack :ranting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasichko Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Were you refering to me??? Well the other wireless pc is running SP2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 With SP2 comes the "Limited or no connectivity" error - if you uninstall it, you can get a real error message and troubleshoot properly.Edit - fixed typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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