Limited or no connectivity problem?

Question

I've scoured all of the internet to absolutely no avail. I've recently installed a fresh copy of win xp pro service pack 2 on my newly built computer. I use an Intel DP45SG motherboard with the onboard LAN. I've done pretty much everything that would be the problem with my internet connection and I don't know what else to do. I've even installed the KB884020 update patch that usually takes care of service pack 2 connectivity problems. I just double-clicked on it, installed and rebooted. I read somewhere about having to install it into my registry to complete the installation but I haven't done that. Is that necessary? Anyway, I deleted the partition, reinstalled win xp pro and did NOTHING else except install the SP2 update patch and then the lastest drivers for my motherboard's LAN controller. I've check the connection and everything is working perfectly according to my ISP. Actually, it obviously is because I'm typing from my old computer that's using the SAME wires/modem/settings as my new computer is. only difference is my new comp is fresh with absolutely nothing else installed except windows XP pro SP2. Is there another patch that I don't know about other than KB884020 that can fix this problem? It seems many people all over the internet over the years have been able to solve their problem by /renewing /releasing or by using that netsh or flushdns commands. I've done all of that and checked to make sure DHCP service is on. The drivers are up to date and have reinstalled about 8 times now and I still keep having that problem. It tries to acquire a network address and simply times out. I can send packets but receive 0 packets all the time. When I tried pinging a sit it sent 32 bytes. The test results showed 4 packets sent, 0 received with a 100% loss.
I know it's not a hardware problem, nor an ISP connectivity problem. I suspect that it is an XP update problem but I thought that I only needed that update patch KB884020 that is used to patch the "limited or no connectivity" bug in service pack 2 of windows xp pro. Is there another step I need? I've been up for 9 hours trying to figure this out and I just can't understand how a fresh copy of windows XP installed in a completely emtpy harddrive with only updated LAN drivers can still cause a problem. I'm at the end of my rope here so if anyone has any idea of what the problem could be I would really appreciate any help. I'd hate to end up with a very expensive calculator on my hands. If it doesn't have an internet connection it's practically useless for everyday computer use. Thanks again.

Oh and I did the whole "reboot, reset modem, check wires" thing. Basically the obvious steps have been taken already.

Answer 1

Have you checked to see that MAC filtering or firewall settings are not preventing your connection?



wdw

Answer 2

if you are using a Linksys router

open web browser and type in 192.168.1.1

i should open your router, make sure DHCP is on or it will not communicate.

if that is not the Ip then go to Start ->run->cmd



then type in IPconfig /all

it will give u a list of NIC interfaces and one of them will be connected, make sure there is a gateway if not there is a connection problem with ur direct connection to the router.



if there is an IP then type it in IE or and Browser and make sure DHCP is enabled.



i hope that might help ( also make sure your computer as DHCP enabled)



and if none of it works

just ping 172.0.0.1(or type it in the Browser

if that doesn't work the u need a New LAN card

Answer 3

lol, a program's install routine automatically writes to the registry or the program does not work. check your bios settings and see if something is disabled. just checking it once is not enough sometimes. in your hurry to get it working you could easily overlook something. xp pro sp2 is normally not the problem. never needed a patch if the install works correctly. you could be missing the obvious in that there could be more than one problem here. most people don't think that way.

Answer 4

this happens to me occasionally on my laptop. What I do, and it works EVERY TIME, I reboot the cable modem (turn it off, count to ten, and turn it back on from the power strip switch) Then the laptop logs on immediately with a strong signal.



I have no idea WHY this happens, but if the solution works, the reason for the problem is not important.



Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Microsoft have realed a hotfix which will scientific care this subject of "limited or no connectivity". seek for "limited or no connectivity fix" in Google and you will desire to be waiting to discover the get carry of. i'm uncertain precisely what you advise by skill of copying the community settings out of your assembly room laptop, yet each device related to a community has to have unique settings or they conflict with one yet another.

Answer 6

you could try installing sp3. also what router do you have cos you could manually enter your ip adress if you know what router you have.