Please help with SP2 LAC/LAN Glitch

[Fleabus]

I installed SP2 and have 1 problem I need help with.

I know zilch about networking/connectoids etc, so please excuse the
load of given info.

I simply used the bundled MS PPPOE to make the DSL connection to my
ISP as they suggested when I originally installed XP HE. SP1 also
worked fine.

With SP2 I now have a yellow flagged Local Area Connection icon in
systray.

l-click it and Local Area Connection Status dialog comes up.
On General tab, Status: Limited or no connectivity
Speed : 10Mbps
Activity: Sent/Received icon is yellow flagged.

Support tab: Connection status: Limited or no connectivity. You might
not be able to access the Internet or some network resources.
"This problem occurred because the network did not assign a network
address to the computer."
Details…
Physical Address 00-E0-18-97-B7-3D
IP Address 169.254.53.78
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway
DNS Server
WINS Server
Repair button >Fails at renewing IP address

r-click icon >open Network Connections >General tab
Connect using Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Broadband:
Sympatico - Broadband Connected
LAN or High-Speed Internet:
1394 Connection - LAN or High-Speed Internet - Connected
Local Area Connection - Lan or High-Speed Internet - Limited or no
connectivity
(Yellow flagged)
r-click on Local Area Connection >Properties >General

List:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
Qos Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)*

*Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity is
checked"

I should add that I use the on-board motherboard LAN (Asus P4T533-C
s478/i850e) to an Alcatel Speed Touch Home external ADSL modem. No
other computer and no router.
I also have 2 external HDDs. One is firewire, the other is USB2
At one point I had Bluetooth installed but successfully (I think)
removed it.

My DSL Ultra Service allows for up to 4 Mbps down/800 Mbps up
I'm 6 city blocks from the CO
I get at best 2600 down/325 up
Maybe there has been a problem all along but wasn't reported until
now.

Can you help me straighten this up?

Thanks in advance,



Fleabus ..............

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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I installed SP2 and have 1 problem I need help with.

I know zilch about networking/connectoids etc, so please excuse the
load of given info.

I simply used the bundled MS PPPOE to make the DSL connection to my
ISP as they suggested when I originally installed XP HE. SP1 also
worked fine.

With SP2 I now have a yellow flagged Local Area Connection icon in
systray.

l-click it and Local Area Connection Status dialog comes up.
On General tab, Status: Limited or no connectivity
Speed : 10Mbps
Activity: Sent/Received icon is yellow flagged.

Support tab: Connection status: Limited or no connectivity. You might
not be able to access the Internet or some network resources.
"This problem occurred because the network did not assign a network
address to the computer."
Details…
Physical Address 00-E0-18-97-B7-3D
IP Address 169.254.53.78
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway
DNS Server
WINS Server
Repair button >Fails at renewing IP address

r-click icon >open Network Connections >General tab
Connect using Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Broadband:
Sympatico - Broadband Connected
LAN or High-Speed Internet:
1394 Connection - LAN or High-Speed Internet - Connected
Local Area Connection - Lan or High-Speed Internet - Limited or no
connectivity
(Yellow flagged)
r-click on Local Area Connection >Properties >General

List:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
Qos Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)*

*Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity is
checked"

I should add that I use the on-board motherboard LAN (Asus P4T533-C
s478/i850e) to an Alcatel Speed Touch Home external ADSL modem. No
other computer and no router.
I also have 2 external HDDs. One is firewire, the other is USB2
At one point I had Bluetooth installed but successfully (I think)
removed it.

My DSL Ultra Service allows for up to 4 Mbps down/800 Mbps up
I'm 6 city blocks from the CO
I get at best 2600 down/325 up
Maybe there has been a problem all along but wasn't reported until
now.

Can you help me straighten this up?

Thanks in advance,



Fleabus ..............

Please remove the X from my address to e-mail me.

Are you able to access the Internet on that computer? If so, there's
nothing wrong, and you can un-check "Notify me when this connection
has limited or no connectivity" on the LAN connection to make the
message go away.

When XP uses a DSL service with PPPoE, it creates a logical PPPoE
network connection that communicates with your ISP and receives an IP
address. It's a "logical" connection because it doesn't correspond to
a physical (hardware) network adapter.

The physical (hardware) network adapter on your computer is the
on-board motherboard LAN adapter. The message that you're seeing
occurs because the LAN connection that corresponds to that adapter
doesn't receive an IP address from your ISP, which is normal with
PPPoE.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Fleabus]

Are you able to access the Internet on that computer? If so, there's
nothing wrong, and you can un-check "Notify me when this connection
has limited or no connectivity" on the LAN connection to make the
message go away.

When XP uses a DSL service with PPPoE, it creates a logical PPPoE
network connection that communicates with your ISP and receives an IP
address. It's a "logical" connection because it doesn't correspond to
a physical (hardware) network adapter.

The physical (hardware) network adapter on your computer is the
on-board motherboard LAN adapter. The message that you're seeing
occurs because the LAN connection that corresponds to that adapter
doesn't receive an IP address from your ISP, which is normal with
PPPoE.

Steve:
Thank you very much. No need for a 'you are welcome'.

Happy trails,

Fleabus ..............

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[marc]

-----Original Message-----

Are you able to access the Internet on that computer? If so, there's
nothing wrong, and you can un-check "Notify me when this connection
has limited or no connectivity" on the LAN connection to make the
message go away.

When XP uses a DSL service with PPPoE, it creates a logical PPPoE
network connection that communicates with your ISP and receives an IP
address. It's a "logical" connection because it doesn't correspond to
a physical (hardware) network adapter.

The physical (hardware) network adapter on your computer is the
on-board motherboard LAN adapter. The message that you're seeing
occurs because the LAN connection that corresponds to that adapter
doesn't receive an IP address from your ISP, which is normal with
PPPoE.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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
.
Dear Steve,

Indeed, this yellow flagged icon in systray seems very
strange. In fact what is "new" in sp2 because in sp1
there was no problem like mentioned above.
With best wishes,
Marc

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Dear Steve,
Indeed, this yellow flagged icon in systray seems very
strange. In fact what is "new" in sp2 because in sp1
there was no problem like mentioned above.
With best wishes,
Marc

You're right, Marc: the system tray icon/message when a network
connection doesn't receive an IP address is new in SP2.

To prevent it from appearing, you can either:

1. Un-check "Notify me when this connection has limited or no
connectivity" in the network connection's properties, or:

2. Assign a static IP address to the network connection.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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