Limited connectivity

[barrowhill]

My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via Skype every
so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.

Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he get's the
notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he is displaying the
network connection icon in the system tray and this is what's showing this
anomaly.

Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and what
effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?

He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

This troubleshooting may help.

Troubleshooting limited or no connectivity"This connection has limited or no
connectivity. " "You might not be able to access the Internet or some
network resources" ...
www.howtocisco.com/chicagotech/troubleshooting/noconnectivity.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

 

[John Wunderlich]

My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via
Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.

Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he
is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
this is what's showing this anomaly.

Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?

He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.

It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
(Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
interface that he's not using.

-- John

 

[smlunatick]

It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
(Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
interface that he's not using.

-- John

This sound plausible since he is still connected while the problem
occurs. Limited or no connectivity would close the Internet
connection if it happens on the network connection he is using with
Skype.

 

[barrowhill]

Robert,

Thanks, I'll pass on.

This troubleshooting may help.

Troubleshooting limited or no connectivity"This connection has limited or no
connectivity. " "You might not be able to access the Internet or some
network resources" ...
www.howtocisco.com/chicagotech/troubleshooting/noconnectivity.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

 

[barrowhill]

John,

Thanks. I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a wireless
card/dongle. However, since he took the PC with him from UK, would the same
result occur if his UK broadband account (with Tiscali ISP) was still enabled
alongside the new network connection set up with the Romanian ISP ???

 

[barrowhill]

smlunatick,

Please see reply to John. Your feedback welcome.

 

[John Wunderlich]

Thanks. I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a
wireless card/dongle. However, since he took the PC with him from
UK, would the same result occur if his UK broadband account (with
Tiscali ISP) was still enabled alongside the new network
connection set up with the Romanian ISP ???

No. If an Network Interface Card obtains any IP address, it's happy.
If it doesn't, it complains.

-- John

 

[smlunatick]

John,

Thanks.  I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a wireless
card/dongle.  However, since he took the PC with him from UK, would thesame
result occur if his UK broadband account (with Tiscali ISP) was still enabled
alongside the new network connection set up with the Romanian ISP  ???

How does the Internet "unit" connect to the computer? There are five
main type of connections:

1) Standard Ethernet port
2) Wireless adapter -- can be a built-in adapter that may not have any
external dongle / antenna.
3) USB -- Some high speed broadband unit can connect by USB instead of
the standard Ethernet port.
4) i1394 -- Firewire port and not normally used for Internet access
5) Bluetooth -- To make small connections between Bluetooth enabled
cell phones.

Main types of connections used:

Ethernet
Wireless
USB

 

[barrowhill]

As far as I know the PC is ethernet connected. I will however check and ask
son for physical connection details