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Problem with Limited or No Connectivity on Wireless Lan NetworkI've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that somebody might be able to help me out. I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal strength is excellent. I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no avail. When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server No and default gateway. Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? I hope that someone will be able to help me out. Thanks alot! Jing You don't have IEEE 802.1 authentication, so leave that disabled.
TCP/ip on your computer isn't configured correctly to connect to the router. The RF connection seems to be fine, but that is a separate function. Enable DHCP on the router and DNS pass-through. Also enable Obtain an address automatically in the TCP/ip settings for your computer WLAN adapter. <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > Hi > > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that > somebody might be able to help me out. > > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal > strength is excellent. > > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no > avail. > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server > No and default gateway. > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? > > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. > > Thanks alot! > Jing > Hi Ralf,
thanks alot for your help, but could you please tell me how to enable the DHCP on the router and the DNS pass through? I checked the properties under the TCP/IP and the addresses are already set to obtain automatically. What else should I do? Thanks! Show quoteHide quote On Feb 27, 10:54 pm, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: > You don't have IEEE 802.1 authentication, so leave that disabled. > > TCP/ip on your computer isn't configured correctly to connect to the router. > The RF connection seems to be fine, but that is a separate function. Enable > DHCP on the router and DNS pass-through. Also enable Obtain an address > automatically in the TCP/ip settings for your computer WLAN adapter. > > <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hi > > > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that > > somebody might be able to help me out. > > > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've > > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is > > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal > > strength is excellent. > > > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still > > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as > > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no > > avail. > > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server > > No and default gateway. > > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP > > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are > > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? > > > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. > > > Thanks alot! > > Jing- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - If you originally connected to the router using an ethernet cable, try
disabling the ethernet connection in Network Connections, reboot and see if the wireless will connect. If not, re-enable the ethernet and use that to connect to the router. Where the settings are located varies with router brand and model, so without knowing what router you are using I have no idea where you should look. Possibly a LAN settings page and possibly a separate DHCP page in the router configuration. Look for simple on-off options to enable the functions. You're best off to turn off WEP or WPA until after you have established a working wireless connection. When you've done the settings, disable the ethernet connection and test if the wireless will connect and can access the network/internet. Then enable security in the router first, computer second. <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1172585584.163609.23410@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... > Hi Ralf, > > thanks alot for your help, but could you please tell me how to enable > the DHCP on the router and the DNS pass through? I checked the > properties under the TCP/IP and the addresses are already set to > obtain automatically. What else should I do? > Thanks! > > > > > > On Feb 27, 10:54 pm, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: >> You don't have IEEE 802.1 authentication, so leave that disabled. >> >> TCP/ip on your computer isn't configured correctly to connect to the >> router. >> The RF connection seems to be fine, but that is a separate function. >> Enable >> DHCP on the router and DNS pass-through. Also enable Obtain an address >> automatically in the TCP/ip settings for your computer WLAN adapter. >> >> <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Hi >> >> > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that >> > somebody might be able to help me out. >> >> > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've >> > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is >> > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal >> > strength is excellent. >> >> > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still >> > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as >> > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no >> > avail. >> > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server >> > No and default gateway. >> > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP >> > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are >> > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? >> >> > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. >> >> > Thanks alot! >> > Jing- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Hi Ralf,
I'm using a Thomson Speed Touch 570 router modem. Would you have any idea where to look? I do apologise for being ignorant. I'm not tech savy and all. I hope that you will be able to help me out. thanks! Show quoteHide quote On Feb 28, 1:25 am, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: > If you originally connected to the router using an ethernet cable, try > disabling the ethernet connection in Network Connections, reboot and see if > the wireless will connect. If not, re-enable the ethernet and use that to > connect to the router. Where the settings are located varies with router > brand and model, so without knowing what router you are using I have no idea > where you should look. Possibly a LAN settings page and possibly a separate > DHCP page in the router configuration. Look for simple on-off options to > enable the functions. You're best off to turn off WEP or WPA until after > you have established a working wireless connection. When you've done the > settings, disable the ethernet connection and test if the wireless will > connect and can access the network/internet. Then enable security in the > router first, computer second. > > <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1172585584.163609.23410@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hi Ralf, > > > thanks alot for your help, but could you please tell me how to enable > > the DHCP on the router and the DNS pass through? I checked the > > properties under the TCP/IP and the addresses are already set to > > obtain automatically. What else should I do? > > Thanks! > > > On Feb 27, 10:54 pm, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: > >> You don't have IEEE 802.1 authentication, so leave that disabled. > > >> TCP/ip on your computer isn't configured correctly to connect to the > >> router. > >> The RF connection seems to be fine, but that is a separate function. > >> Enable > >> DHCP on the router and DNS pass-through. Also enable Obtain an address > >> automatically in the TCP/ip settings for your computer WLAN adapter. > > >> <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > >>news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > > >> > Hi > > >> > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that > >> > somebody might be able to help me out. > > >> > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've > >> > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is > >> > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal > >> > strength is excellent. > > >> > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still > >> > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as > >> > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no > >> > avail. > >> > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server > >> > No and default gateway. > >> > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP > >> > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are > >> > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? > > >> > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. > > >> > Thanks alot! > >> > Jing- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Just looking at the Speedtouch manual.. what a strange beast compared with
what I'm used to. :-) In answer to your earlier question about addresses, this manual suggests the router uses LAN addresses in the 10.x.x.x range. The default address of the SpeedTouch configuration interface should be 10.0.0.138. Your adapter (LAN or WLAN) has to have an address in that range in order to connect to the modem/router. DHCP is already turned on so it appears that the wireless security settings might be the cause of your problem getting connected. The only way to turn WEP off in the router now would be to connect to the router using an ethernet cable, using your browser to access the configuration interface. First off, if you installed a Belkin WLAN utility to configure the wireless card make sure that Windows XP Wireless Zero configuration service is not running at the same time. Administrative Tools->Services->Wireless Zero Configuration -- stop and set to Disabled. According to the SpeedTouch manual, the router modem came pre-configured with a default SSID and 128bit WEP key in 26 digit hexadecimal format, printed on the bottom of the unit. Unless you changed them those are what should be entered into your Belkin WLAN adapter configuration. If you enabled the Registration function (red button on back) of the SpeedTouch, disable it again. The other default SpeedTouch settings should allow you to connect so check the Belkin settings. Double check that the SSID is correct in the Belkin configuration. Check the Belkin WEP entry to make sure that the key is exactly the same (no o where it should be 0[zero], i for 1[one] etc.) and that you have selected "hexadecimal" for input method. Note whether WEP is set to use Shared key or Open key. Try to connect with it set to Shared. If it doesn't connect change the setting to Open key and try again. Apparently there is a "Dr SpeedTouch" utility that came with the router. You could run that and see what it tells you about your connection. If it still doesn't connect you might have to start over from scratch. You can reset the SpeedTouch to its factory defaults by using the reset button on the back. <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1172621479.173866.300600@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hi Ralf, > > I'm using a Thomson Speed Touch 570 router modem. Would you have any > idea where to look? I do apologise for being ignorant. I'm not tech > savy and all. I hope that you will be able to help me out. > > thanks! > > > > On Feb 28, 1:25 am, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: >> If you originally connected to the router using an ethernet cable, try >> disabling the ethernet connection in Network Connections, reboot and see >> if >> the wireless will connect. If not, re-enable the ethernet and use that to >> connect to the router. Where the settings are located varies with router >> brand and model, so without knowing what router you are using I have no >> idea >> where you should look. Possibly a LAN settings page and possibly a >> separate >> DHCP page in the router configuration. Look for simple on-off options to >> enable the functions. You're best off to turn off WEP or WPA until after >> you have established a working wireless connection. When you've done the >> settings, disable the ethernet connection and test if the wireless will >> connect and can access the network/internet. Then enable security in the >> router first, computer second. >> >> <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1172585584.163609.23410@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Hi Ralf, >> >> > thanks alot for your help, but could you please tell me how to enable >> > the DHCP on the router and the DNS pass through? I checked the >> > properties under the TCP/IP and the addresses are already set to >> > obtain automatically. What else should I do? >> > Thanks! >> >> > On Feb 27, 10:54 pm, "RalfG" <itsno***@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote: >> >> You don't have IEEE 802.1 authentication, so leave that disabled. >> >> >> TCP/ip on your computer isn't configured correctly to connect to the >> >> router. >> >> The RF connection seems to be fine, but that is a separate function. >> >> Enable >> >> DHCP on the router and DNS pass-through. Also enable Obtain an address >> >> automatically in the TCP/ip settings for your computer WLAN adapter. >> >> >> <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> >>news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> > Hi >> >> >> > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that >> >> > somebody might be able to help me out. >> >> >> > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though >> >> > I've >> >> > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is >> >> > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal >> >> > strength is excellent. >> >> >> > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message >> >> > still >> >> > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as >> >> > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no >> >> > avail. >> >> > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server >> >> > No and default gateway. >> >> > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP >> >> > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are >> >> > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? >> >> >> > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. >> >> >> > Thanks alot! >> >> > Jing- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Hi
To configure the Router you need to be connected to it first. Since your Wireless does not work you need to find away to connect to the Router with a wire ( http://www.ezlan.net/faq#onewire ). Most new Laptops have both wire and wireless capacity. Get a network cable and start with the wired connection. May be this can Help. My Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html Jack (MVP-Networking). <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > Hi > > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that > somebody might be able to help me out. > > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal > strength is excellent. > > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no > avail. > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server > No and default gateway. > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? > > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. > > Thanks alot! > Jing > Hi Jack,
Thanks for the info. My laptop is about 3 years old..but I bought a new wireless card to use on it. I did not have a problem when i was connected to the WLAN at my cousin's place...but I cant do it at home....Do you reckon that a new network should be set up? Thanks On Feb 28, 1:45 am, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." <J***@discussiongroup.com> wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Hi > To configure the Router you need to be connected to it first. Since your > Wireless does not work you need to find away to connect to the Router with a > wire (http://www.ezlan.net/faq#onewire). > Most new Laptops have both wire and wireless capacity. Get a network cable > and start with the wired connection. > May be this can Help. > My Wireless does not work -http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html > Wireless, Basic Configuration -http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html > Wireless Security -http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > <nightflame1***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1172578075.931571.155120@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hi > > > I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that > > somebody might be able to help me out. > > > I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've > > entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is > > "limited or no connectivity" in terms of the connection. The signal > > strength is excellent. > > > I tried repairing the network status, but the same error message still > > appears. I've also tried shutting down the firewall as well as > > unchecking the "Enable IEEE 802.1x authenticatio" tab but to no > > avail. > > When i check the details it does not show the IP address, DNS Server > > No and default gateway. > > Upon checking the ipconfig command under command prompt , the IP > > address starts with a 169.254.XXX.....I understand that if you are > > able to connect, the IP should start with a 192. Is this correct? > > > I hope that someone will be able to help me out. > > > Thanks alot! > > Jing- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - 
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