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From: TMA on 22 Feb 2005 11:29
Whenever I click Local Area Connection at my Network Connections window I
receive this "Acquiring Network Address" status for a while and then it
always becomes "limited or no conectivity".

The thing is that most of the times, I get stuck to this "Connecting
Miniport WAN" window when I try to click on my other icon to connect me to
the internet.

Aparently, it's a problem with this DHCP server which is not compatible with
this new SP2 I have installed here. But I'm not really sure about it. I read
an article about it which says that this DHCP is enabled by default through
the TCP/IP protocol and there's no way for you to disable it.

I'm not so good with all this network configurations, but I have an internet
connection here through a pppoe protocol using an Efficient Network ADSL
modem model SpeedStream 5200. I can't even get to the modem's configurations
like I did before when I typed http://speedstream on my IE.

Could anyone drop me a line about it?


From: Chuck on 22 Feb 2005 13:07
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:29:45 -0300, "TMA" <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:

>Whenever I click Local Area Connection at my Network Connections window I
>receive this "Acquiring Network Address" status for a while and then it
>always becomes "limited or no conectivity".
>
>The thing is that most of the times, I get stuck to this "Connecting
>Miniport WAN" window when I try to click on my other icon to connect me to
>the internet.
>
>Aparently, it's a problem with this DHCP server which is not compatible with
>this new SP2 I have installed here. But I'm not really sure about it. I read
>an article about it which says that this DHCP is enabled by default through
>the TCP/IP protocol and there's no way for you to disable it.
>
>I'm not so good with all this network configurations, but I have an internet
>connection here through a pppoe protocol using an Efficient Network ADSL
>modem model SpeedStream 5200. I can't even get to the modem's configurations
>like I did before when I typed http://speedstream on my IE.
>
>Could anyone drop me a line about it?

Can you post links to the articles that you've read?

You can disable the DHCP client on any computer that you wish, and assign a
fixed ip address. But a fixed ip address, if used on a computer with other
problems, won't necessarily correct the problems and provide connectivity.

The "... limited or no conectivity" error can be caused by a number of problems.

Provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll see if we can diagnose
the problems, not the symptoms.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!, Open
c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.
And describe what each computer connects to, and how.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
From: Castor on 22 Feb 2005 13:40
> The "... limited or no conectivity" error can be caused by a number of
> problems.
>
> Provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll see if we can
> diagnose
> the problems, not the symptoms.
> Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the
> command
> window - Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!,
> Open
> c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.
> Identify
> operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig
> listing.
> And describe what each computer connects to, and how.
>
Hello Chuck,

I've exactly the same problem with 2 of my systems as I reported in an
other thread above:

I have problems to use myTtrend WiFi adapters with my 3 PCs under Win XP
SP1+SP2.

I have One AP Router SMC barricade 2804WBR running in 802.11 b+g mode /
Channel 13 / with WEP encription in 64bits
I'm using the latest TREND drivers downloaded from Trendware site.
I'm using the WiFi Windows Zero configuration on all systems under Win XP
SP2.

PC desktop 1: Win XP Home +SP2 (in an other room than AP/Router - very good
WiFi signal)
======================================================================
Wifi PCI card TREND TEW-423PI with the latest TREND drivers
WEP 64bitsbits

PC desktop 2 : Win XP pro SP1+SP2 (Few meters far from AP/Router, same room)
=============================================================
Wifi PCMCIA/CARDBUS card TREND TEW-421CB (802.11 g+b) with the latest TREND
drivers, in PCI/PCMCIA adapter.
WEP 64bits

Wifi PCMCIA/CARDBUS card ELSA MC-11 (802.11b) in PCI/PCMCIA adapter.
WEP 64bits

Ethernet SMC EZ 10/100 Mbits card

PC Laptop 3: Win XP Pro SP1+SP2 (Few meters far from AP/Router, same room)
=============================================================
Wifi PCMCIA/CARDBUS card TREND TEW-421CB (802.11 g+b) with the latest TREND
drivers, in PCMCIA slot.
WEP 64bits

Wifi PCMCIA/CARDBUS card ELSA MC-11 (802.11b), in PCMCIA slot .
WEP 64bits

Problems:
========

PC Desktop 1 with TEW-423PI works and connects pretty well with good WiFi
signal.

PC Desktop 2 and PC Laptop 3 with TEW-421CB doesn't connect to the
AP/Routeur , the radio connection is OK but it doen't conclude the
connection. I'm getting "Acquiring Network Address" status for a while and
then it
always becomes "limited or no conectivity". Net Stumbler is getting a good
signal on each machine, but no
connection...

If I use the ELSA WiFi cards (also present on each system) instead of TREND
cards, the 2 PC's connect very well to the AP/Router and everything is fine.

Withe same parameters, the ELSA WiFi card allows connecting while the TREND
card doesn't !!!

On the TREND Wifi adapters I checked everything seral times: Channel, SSID,
WEP keys, ... I've been working on that for days now and I can't find why
it's not working properly...

I'm now suspecting some incompatibility between the TREND drivers for
TEW421-CB with Win XP SP2 (I've dowloaded the lattest drvivers version)...

It seems SP2 has a very different way of doing than with XP origin or SP1
.....

So... can somebody help me to solve this problem ...

Hereunder is the IPconfig /all of my PC desktop 2:
================================

Configuration IP de Windows
Nom de l'hýte . . . . . . . . . . : OBELIX
Suffixe DNS principal . . . . . . :
Type de noud . . . . . . . . . . : Inconnu
Routage IP activý . . . . . . . . : Non
Proxy WINS activý . . . . . . . . : Oui
Liste de recherche du suffixe DNS : PETIBONUM



Carte Ethernet Connexion rýseau sans fil ELSA--11b-CB1:
Suffixe DNS propre ý la connexion : PETIBONUM
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ELSA Airlancer MC11 High Rate
Wireless LAN PC Card #3
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . .: 00-60-1D-F2-86-2B
DHCP activý. . . . . . . . . . . : Oui
Configuration automatique activýe . . . . : Oui
Adresse IP. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.185.215
Masque de sous-rýseau . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Passerelle par dýfaut . . . . . . : 192.168.185.14
Serveur DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.185.14
Serveurs DNS . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.185.14
Bail obtenu . . . . . . . . . . . : mardi 22 fývrier 2005 19:05:48
Bail expirant . . . . . . . . . . : mardi 22 fývrier 2005 19:35:48



Carte Ethernet Connexion rýseau avec fil SMC-EZ-100-PCI:
Suffixe DNS propre ý la connexion :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SMC EZ Card 10/100
(SMC1255TX-PF)
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . .: 00-04-E2-AE-B5-F5
DHCP activý. . . . . . . . . . . : Non
Adresse IP. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.185.110
Masque de sous-rýseau . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Passerelle par dýfaut . . . . . . : 192.168.185.14
Serveurs DNS . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.185.14

Carte Ethernet Connexion rýseau sans fil TREND-54g-CB1
Statut du mýdia . . . . . . . . . : Mýdia dýconnectý
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : IEEE 802.11g Wireless
Cardbus/PCI Adapter
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . .: 00-40-F4-BA-B4-66



--
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enlever le ~ pour utiliser l'adresse email




From: Chuck on 22 Feb 2005 14:07
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:40:24 +0100, "Castor" <castor2cod1@~hotmail.com> wrote:

>> The "... limited or no conectivity" error can be caused by a number of
>> problems.
>>
>> Provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll see if we can
>> diagnose
>> the problems, not the symptoms.
>> Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the
>> command
>> window - Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!,
>> Open
>> c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.
>> Identify
>> operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig
>> listing.
>> And describe what each computer connects to, and how.
>>
> Hello Chuck,
>
>I've exactly the same problem with 2 of my systems as I reported in an
>other thread above:

<SNIP>

Castor,

You may or may not be having the same problem (a brief read of your thread
probably denies that altogether).

Posting additional requests for help, in a thread started by someone else, won't
help you, or the Original Poster. Or the helpers who try to do what they can.
Please be patient - problems as complex as yours probably can't be answered in a
couple of days.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
From: TMA on 22 Feb 2005 19:02
Hi Chuck,

Here's my IPCONFIG answer:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : tma
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-22-83-73-96
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.147.124
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
PPP adapter Velox:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 201.9.76.78
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 201.9.76.78
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 200.165.132.154
200.165.132.147
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Exact problem:

#1) I've noticed that after trying to enable my Local Area Connection 2
device, it goes on "Acquiring Network Address" for a long time and then it
comes with "Limited or no connectivity" message. PPP adapter Velox (the one
which connects me to the internet) sometimes gets stuck on "Connecting
Miniport WAN on PPPoE" and sometimes it goes on and succeed. If I ever get
to see this miniport wan thing, either I have to wait a looooong time to try
again or I have to reboot my PC in order to get it connected.
#2) My modem's manual (SpeedStream 5200) says i can type http://speedstream
to access it's web-like configurations. The thing is that I always get "The
Page Cannot Be Displayed" no matter if I'm connected or not.

Additional info:

I use this connection to get to the internet. My network card has a network
cable that goes to this SpeedStream 5200 modem (which I cannot access
anymore by typing http://speedstream). From this modem, there's a phone
cable to the phone socket on the wall. All I know about it is that it's a
broadband connection 256 kpbs ADSL. When I want to come online, I have to be
sure this "Local Area Connection 2" thingy is enabled, then I hit the icon
to connect me to this "PPP Adapter Velox" and then I have to go to a website
to log on.

Hint:

I recently downloaded SP2 and burned a new CD attaching it to a previous
WinXP SP1 I had following the procedures I found on the web. I formated the
HD and installed SP2 on an empty partition and had no problems. This
"connecting to miniport WAN pppoe" message started to happen after I hook up
this realtek PCI card and disabled the built-in card on my mother board. My
Local Area Connection disappeared and this Local Area Connection 2 came on
and now I have hard times to get connected.

I know I'm not good with all these network names, but any help would be
welcome.
Thanks for your attention.


"Chuck" <none(a)example.net> wrote in message
news:8lsm11p4dpa8renueklnf5hm9c2hb9ul8o(a)4ax.com...
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:29:45 -0300, "TMA" <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>
>>Whenever I click Local Area Connection at my Network Connections window I
>>receive this "Acquiring Network Address" status for a while and then it
>>always becomes "limited or no conectivity".
>>
>>The thing is that most of the times, I get stuck to this "Connecting
>>Miniport WAN" window when I try to click on my other icon to connect me to
>>the internet.
>>
>>Aparently, it's a problem with this DHCP server which is not compatible
>>with
>>this new SP2 I have installed here. But I'm not really sure about it. I
>>read
>>an article about it which says that this DHCP is enabled by default
>>through
>>the TCP/IP protocol and there's no way for you to disable it.
>>
>>I'm not so good with all this network configurations, but I have an
>>internet
>>connection here through a pppoe protocol using an Efficient Network ADSL
>>modem model SpeedStream 5200. I can't even get to the modem's
>>configurations
>>like I did before when I typed http://speedstream on my IE.
>>
>>Could anyone drop me a line about it?
>
> Can you post links to the articles that you've read?
>
> You can disable the DHCP client on any computer that you wish, and assign
> a
> fixed ip address. But a fixed ip address, if used on a computer with
> other
> problems, won't necessarily correct the problems and provide connectivity.
>
> The "... limited or no conectivity" error can be caused by a number of
> problems.
>
> Provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll see if we can
> diagnose
> the problems, not the symptoms.
> Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the
> command
> window - Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!,
> Open
> c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.
> Identify
> operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig
> listing.
> And describe what each computer connects to, and how.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.


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