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limited connectivityTrying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless router. I
get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get the "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered that if I go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck the TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP box, the computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done everytime she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to all for any help! Happy New Year!! Hi
Check the system to make sure that it is not using both the original Wireless Utility that came with the Laptop and Windows Zero Configuration. My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE23C70A-BA01-4295-8BBB-F94E9D29B399@microsoft.com... > Trying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless router. I > get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get the > "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered that if > I > go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck the > TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP box, > the > computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done > everytime > she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to all > for > any help! Happy New Year!! thanks for the quick reply! I should add this computer can connect to
unsecure wireless networks without a problem. (I run wep on the home network). I don't know if that makes a difference... Show quoteHide quote "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote: > Hi > Check the system to make sure that it is not using both the original > Wireless Utility that came with the Laptop and Windows Zero Configuration. > My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html > http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html > Jack (MVP-Networking). > "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:FE23C70A-BA01-4295-8BBB-F94E9D29B399@microsoft.com... > > > Trying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless router. I > > get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get the > > "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered that if > > I > > go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck the > > TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP box, > > the > > computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done > > everytime > > she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to all > > for > > any help! Happy New Year!! > > > Does your netgear router have the latest firmware? If so, you may want to go
into the properties for the wireless card and try disabling all power save features. It's possible this will help. -- Show quoteHide quoteDavid Hettel Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers no rights. "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7ED1333C-F5BC-4238-850E-6E6648F2E25C@microsoft.com... > thanks for the quick reply! I should add this computer can connect to > unsecure wireless networks without a problem. (I run wep on the home > network). I don't know if that makes a difference... > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote: > >> Hi >> Check the system to make sure that it is not using both the original >> Wireless Utility that came with the Laptop and Windows Zero >> Configuration. >> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html >> http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html >> Jack (MVP-Networking). >> "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:FE23C70A-BA01-4295-8BBB-F94E9D29B399@microsoft.com... >> >> > Trying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless router. >> > I >> > get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get the >> > "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered that >> > if >> > I >> > go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck >> > the >> > TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP >> > box, >> > the >> > computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done >> > everytime >> > she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to all >> > for >> > any help! Happy New Year!! >> >> >> Thanks for the reply...just tried all that to no avail..aarrgghhh! lol Im
open to more ideas! Show quoteHide quote "David Hettel" wrote: > Does your netgear router have the latest firmware? If so, you may want to go > into the properties for the wireless card and try disabling all power save > features. It's possible this will help. > > -- > David Hettel > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone > to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in > E-mail or news groups. > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind, > either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability > or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct, > indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or > inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers > no rights. > > > > "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7ED1333C-F5BC-4238-850E-6E6648F2E25C@microsoft.com... > > thanks for the quick reply! I should add this computer can connect to > > unsecure wireless networks without a problem. (I run wep on the home > > network). I don't know if that makes a difference... > > > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> Check the system to make sure that it is not using both the original > >> Wireless Utility that came with the Laptop and Windows Zero > >> Configuration. > >> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html > >> http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html > >> Jack (MVP-Networking). > >> "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:FE23C70A-BA01-4295-8BBB-F94E9D29B399@microsoft.com... > >> > >> > Trying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless router. > >> > I > >> > get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get the > >> > "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered that > >> > if > >> > I > >> > go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck > >> > the > >> > TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP > >> > box, > >> > the > >> > computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done > >> > everytime > >> > she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to all > >> > for > >> > any help! Happy New Year!! > >> > >> > >> > > Hi
Let me recap, when the security is Off, the Wireless on this computer works as expected. However, when you configure it with WEP it displays the above "peculiar" behavior. I assume that you are using WEP because your system does not support WPA. If you already went through the motions of downloading and installing the latest firmware on the Router, the latest Drivers for the Wireless Client card, and it still does the same, it might be time for new hardware. You did not provide the name and model numbers of your Wireless devices, so, in general Old WEP device (that could not be upgraded to WPA) are known to have a variety of issues, and WEP is not a very well secure encryption to begin with. If your Router does support WPA, as a first step, buy a New Wireless card that supports it too, might be that it will solve the problem. Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C0DF028-4284-4B46-9DA2-C3789C234BF1@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the reply...just tried all that to no avail..aarrgghhh! lol Im > open to more ideas! > > "David Hettel" wrote: > >> Does your netgear router have the latest firmware? If so, you may want to >> go >> into the properties for the wireless card and try disabling all power >> save >> features. It's possible this will help. >> >> -- >> David Hettel >> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for >> everyone >> to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me >> in >> E-mail or news groups. >> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com >> >> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any >> kind, >> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, >> reliability >> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct, >> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, >> or >> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and >> confers >> no rights. >> >> >> >> "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7ED1333C-F5BC-4238-850E-6E6648F2E25C@microsoft.com... >> > thanks for the quick reply! I should add this computer can connect to >> > unsecure wireless networks without a problem. (I run wep on the home >> > network). I don't know if that makes a difference... >> > >> > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote: >> > >> >> Hi >> >> Check the system to make sure that it is not using both the original >> >> Wireless Utility that came with the Laptop and Windows Zero >> >> Configuration. >> >> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html >> >> http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html >> >> Jack (MVP-Networking). >> >> "bow925" <bow***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:FE23C70A-BA01-4295-8BBB-F94E9D29B399@microsoft.com... >> >> >> >> > Trying to set up the wife's laptop to our home Netgear wireless >> >> > router. >> >> > I >> >> > get a good signal strength indicated on her laptop, but I also get >> >> > the >> >> > "Connection has limited or no convectivity" message. I discovered >> >> > that >> >> > if >> >> > I >> >> > go into the wireless connection properties on her computer, uncheck >> >> > the >> >> > TCP/IP box, close the properties box, reopen it and check the TCP/IP >> >> > box, >> >> > the >> >> > computer will connect with no problem! This routine must be done >> >> > everytime >> >> > she want's to connect...there's GOT to be an easier way!! Thanks to >> >> > all >> >> > for >> >> > any help! Happy New Year!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 
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