Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 07:13 AM

Simon

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Hi,

I have windows Vista Ultimate with all the latest updates, (as far as I
know).
I am happily connected to the internet with the VISTA machine and I can
send/receive emails without any problem.

I also have 2 computers connected to my VISTA machine, a windows XP(sp2) and
a windows 98 machine.

But neither machines can go on the internet, I can ping the XP machine but I
get a 169.254.*.* IP address.
I can connect to it via remote desktop, (I don't use a screen for that PC as
it is only used to do lengthy calculations), and work without any problems.

I use a router, (Genius), but even if I connect the 2 computers directly,
(the XP and the VISTA), I still cannot get the XP machine on the internet.

The fact that the IP address is in the range 169.254.*.* tells me that there
is something else wrong.

But what I don't understand is, if the remote desktop works why do I have
limited connectivity?
What can I try to fix the problem?

Many thanks

Simon

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Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 04:01 PM

Posting back with the results of ipconfig /all no both Vista and XP here may
help..

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"Simon" <spambucket@myoddweb.com> wrote in message
news:O9TyloGRIHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi,
>
> I have windows Vista Ultimate with all the latest updates, (as far as I
> know).
> I am happily connected to the internet with the VISTA machine and I can
> send/receive emails without any problem.
>
> I also have 2 computers connected to my VISTA machine, a windows XP(sp2)
> and
> a windows 98 machine.
>
> But neither machines can go on the internet, I can ping the XP machine but
> I
> get a 169.254.*.* IP address.
> I can connect to it via remote desktop, (I don't use a screen for that PC
> as
> it is only used to do lengthy calculations), and work without any
> problems.
>
> I use a router, (Genius), but even if I connect the 2 computers directly,
> (the XP and the VISTA), I still cannot get the XP machine on the internet.
>
> The fact that the IP address is in the range 169.254.*.* tells me that
> there
> is something else wrong.
>
> But what I don't understand is, if the remote desktop works why do I have
> limited connectivity?
> What can I try to fix the problem?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Simon
>
>

claus

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 05:30 PM

I have the same problem with network on Vista Home Premium ... limite
conections or local only and I can connect to internet

who can help me

--
claus

Simon

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 08:24 PM

> Posting back with the results of ipconfig /all no both Vista and XP here

> may help..
>

Is that a joke? How will that help?

It prints about 2 screens worth of data, (only related to my PC)
How can I print it here?

Simon

Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 09:14 PM

169.254.*.* is auto IP address. It seems to us the DHCP may have an issue.
Use this command: ipconfig /all >C:\ipconfig.txt. Post back the ipconfig.txt
here.

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"Simon" <spambucket@myoddweb.com> wrote in message
news:eOunJjNRIHA.4152@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Posting back with the results of ipconfig /all no both Vista and XP here
>> may help..
>>
>
> Is that a joke? How will that help?
>
> It prints about 2 screens worth of data, (only related to my PC)
> How can I print it here?
>
> Simon

Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-22-2007, 09:16 PM

It is impossible to tell how to fix it without more information. However,
this collection of troubleshooting may help,

Vista Local Only and Limited or Not ConnectivityLimited connectivity with
Vista notebook Vista Limited connectivity Vista: Local only - no Internet
issues Vista - Local Connection Only ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistalocalonly.htm

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"claus" <claus.3207p2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:claus.3207p2@no-mx.forums.net...

>
> I have the same problem with network on Vista Home Premium ... limited
> conections or local only and I can connect to internet
>
> who can help me ?
>
>
> --
> claus

Simon

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-23-2007, 04:53 AM

> 169.254.*.* is auto IP address. It seems to us the DHCP may have an
issue.

> Use this command: ipconfig /all >C:\ipconfig.txt. Post back the
> ipconfig.txt here.
>

here it is...
-----------------------------------------
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxxxxx
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Microcom ADSL DeskPorte USB:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microcom ADSL DeskPorte USB
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : xx.xx.xx.xx
xx.xx.xx.xx
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : x-x-x-x-x-x
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::ce9:f9e1:22f1:ca3f%35(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.202.63(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 587208024
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : x:x:x:x::1%1
x:x:x:x::2%1
x:x:x:x::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #23
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 18:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 19:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 21:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 22:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 23:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 24:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 26:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 27:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 29:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 31:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{2798FD57-5908-4254-90ED-DD7CCAEFDFB4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #24
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : xx::xx:xx:xx.xx.xx.3%41(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : xx.xx.xx.xx
xx.xx.xx.xx
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 33:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : xx:xx:xx::xx:8a03(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : xx:xx:xx::xx:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : xx.xx.xx.xx
xx.xx.xx.xx
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
---------------------------------

regards

Simon

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 12-23-2007, 04:57 AM

> It is impossible to tell how to fix it without more information. However,

> this collection of troubleshooting may help,
>
> Vista Local Only and Limited or Not ConnectivityLimited connectivity with
> Vista notebook Vista Limited connectivity Vista: Local only - no Internet
> issues Vista - Local Connection Only ...
> www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistalocalonly.htm
>

There is something wrong with that site.
There are so many adverts that my SpyBot S&D is giving me warnings after
warnings, eventually I have to kill iexplorer.

With Firefox it uses a lot, (just try it), of memory, you might want to look
into it, that site is not very usable.

Simon

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Re: Limited or no connectivity... apparently

Posted: 01-05-2008, 11:48 AM

hello. im also getting weird connection problems and im not sure why. i run a
windows vista on a gateway notebook computer. often times i get 'limited' or
'local' connectivity, but sometimes at complete random it seems i am able to
access websites and what not. however when im 'limited or local' then i can't
even ping my router to change configurations. we use a belkin wireless
router, and im sure that everything is connected right. the 4 other computers
throughout the house have internet working just fine. im clueless as to what
the problem is; my only idea is that it could be the router. ANY help would
be greatly appreciated.
thanks
-nathan

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