Networks Another Limited Or No Connectivity Message

I'm visiting my daughter and trying to connect to her wireless system but get the "Limited Or No Connectivity" message. This happens after I enter the WEP and get the "Acquiring Network Address" message.

The odd thing is that last August during my last visit I was able to connect without any problem.

The only difference between now and the last time is that I'm using another pcmcia wireless adapter. But I also tried the other adapter (built-in) that worked the last time and get the same error.

My laptop worked with the wireless at the hotel we overnighted in last night.

I've tried the winsock fix from MS but did not help.

Any ideas on this? The lappy is using WinXP Home Sp2 with all critical and security updates. I've also tried the "SP2" fix from MS, but the lappy had SP2 at the last visit when it worked.

PS. I tried the suggestions in the thread below this but without success.

 

On the encryption is the encryption key typed in correctly? Do you have it using the right one (Key 1-4)? Because I use 3 on my network, and if I forget to change it I have the same problem as you.

 

Thanks for the reply. The WEP key is correct, but please clarify "Key 1 - 4" ... where do I find that? That's not the same as the Channel number is it?

 

It's called the key index, sorry for the lack of terms, I was in a hurry. But it's below where you enter the key in at. If you don't know what it should be just try each 1,2,3,4 and see if one of them works.

 

No "Key Index"

The window where I enter the WEP does not have a box for putting in an Index number ... only for the WEP and for Confirming the WEP, then below that are the two buttons: Connect and Cancel. But in digging deeper, I found it when I clicked Change Advanced Settings/Wireless Networks/NetworkName/Properties. Tried all 4 numbers and the Automatic one, but still no solution.

I'm going to try an RJ45 connection directly into the router and see if that works ... but later.

Meanwhile if you have any other suggestions please let me know, thanks.

PS: Okay, I tried the RJ45 direct into the Linksys wireless router and this works witout having to do anything other than plug in the cable - if that is any help. But, of course, I would prefer the wireless option

 

The wireless key is located on the router I guess... There you can set 4 different wireless keys. On the Client side, you have to navigate quite a lot, in the wireless properties window, you have to select the network, properties again, and there you can enter the key index.

 

What does start->run->cmd->type "ipconfig /all" give as your ip address on the wireless card? If it's not in the same format as the one on your daugter's computer, it may be a problem listed in the other thread... Try using the exact TCP/IP setting that you have in the wired connection for the wireless. Also, make sure the Linksys router doesn't have MAC address filtering turned on.

ch424

 

The IP address on the wireless card comes up as 192.168.2.101. On the wired adapter it is 192.168.2.102

The Tcp/Ip settings are set to Automatic for both wired and wireless, as is the "Obtain DNS server address".

BTW, on someone's recommendation I did the "ipconfig /release" and "ipconfig /renew". Still no solution.

If Mac address filtering was turned on would it also block the wired connection? I really don't want to mess with the daughter's setup.

 

MAC address filtering only applies to wireless connections on my Netgear router... If I remove my MAC address from the safe list I get the limited message tooltip in the system tray. It's quite easy to change the filtered list: log in to the router and go to the wirelesss page and there should be a list there.

ch424

 

Could you give some details on how to change this filtered list? Where to find it etc?