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Hi all,

I've been having a problem with my tablet's wireless connection. Yesterday, it was giving me "Limited or No Connectivity". I manually inputted the IP address and now it says that I'm getting full connectivity, but my browser isn't detecting net access.

NETWORK SETUP:
I have a 3-computer network with wireless. Desktop A is connected by LAN to a Belkin wireless router, which allows Laptop B and Tablet C internet access. File-sharing is enabled on A and B.

THE PROBLEM, Phase 1:
I was trying to enable file-sharing for C when C's wireless connection fell. It detected the wireless network and the signal strength was excellent, but it read "Limited or No Connectivity".

RELEVANT(?) INFO, Phase 1:
I was fiddling with options for setting up a home network and for setting up a wireless network on both Desktop A and Tablet C. I messed up (not sure exactly what/how) and I believe Laptop B may have lost LAN connectivity (it's now up on a mountain with my housemate, so don't know if he resolved that issue), but its wireless and net access were unaffected.

THE PROBLEM, Phase 2:
I manually inputted the IP address, reading off the properties of the LAN connection between Desktop A and the wireless router. Tablet C now has its wireless back up and running, but there's STILL no internet access! This is so bizarre!

SO....
Any suggestions? Please? During Phase 1, I thought that I would need to reset my network settings (if possible), and now (Phase 2), that may still be necessary, but I'm even less certain than before...

Thanks for your help!

Su-Lyn.

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Update on ipconfig/all...

I just did an ipconfig/all for manual input of IP address (Phase 2 settings), and then reverted to DHCP-enabled settings (Phase 1) to do ipconfig/all as well. Noteworthy differences, I think? Look at the second list of ipconfig, particularly the autoconfig IP address & subnet mask (in bold). Something wrong with my network?

Su-Lyn

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MANUAL (PHASE 2, full wireless connection, no net access):

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : spoon
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-B6-0F-36
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.9
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.8
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.8

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-72-79-79

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DHCP-ENABLED (Phase 1, limited/no connectivity)

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : spoon
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-B6-0F-36
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.146.183
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-72-79-79

[haverspoon]

Update on ipconfig/all...

I just did an ipconfig/all for manual input of IP address (Phase 2 settings), and then reverted to DHCP-enabled settings (Phase 1) to do ipconfig/all as well. Noteworthy differences, I think? Look at the second list of ipconfig, particularly the autoconfig IP address & subnet mask (in bold). Something wrong with my network?

Su-Lyn

---------------------


MANUAL (PHASE 2, full wireless connection, no net access):

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : spoon
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-B6-0F-36
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.9
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.8
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.8

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-72-79-79

______________________________________________________


DHCP-ENABLED (Phase 1, limited/no connectivity)

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : spoon
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-B6-0F-36
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.146.183
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-72-79-79