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I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with both B/G
supported.
Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not change the
situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless and
hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to get
an ip address automatically as well as dns.
The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection is
169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.
It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't see
the laptop either.
Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???
When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that tcp/ip
isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get auto
assaigned addresses.
Any help would be great. What am I not getting??


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"MadCowboy" <> wrote in message
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| I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
| internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
| the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
| wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with both
B/G
| supported.
| Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not change
the
| situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless and
| hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to get
| an ip address automatically as well as dns.
| The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
| 169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection
is
| 169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.
| It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't
see
| the laptop either.
| Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???
| When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that
tcp/ip
| isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get auto
| assaigned addresses.
| Any help would be great. What am I not getting??
|
Not that this is much help, but that looks like the "automatic private IP
address" Windows would provide. It looks like you are getting no connection
to the router at all...so I'd try start/run/cmd <enter> to start a command
prompt, then ping 192.168.1.1 <enter> to see if you have any connection.

"Toolman Tim" <> wrote in message
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| "MadCowboy" <> wrote in message
| news:scGdna1OS6jCAFrcRVn-...
|| I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
|| internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
|| the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
|| wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with both
| B/G
|| supported.
|| Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not change
| the
|| situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless and
|| hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to
get
|| an ip address automatically as well as dns.
|| The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
|| 169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection
| is
|| 169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.
|| It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't
| see
|| the laptop either.
|| Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???
|| When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that
| tcp/ip
|| isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get
auto
|| assaigned addresses.
|| Any help would be great. What am I not getting??
||
| Not that this is much help, but that looks like the "automatic private IP
| address" Windows would provide. It looks like you are getting no
connection
| to the router at all...so I'd try start/run/cmd <enter> to start a command
| prompt, then ping 192.168.1.1 <enter> to see if you have any connection.
|
Sorry - as I read a little closer I see you tried the ping already. So, have
you uninstalled the adapter drivers and re-installed them? Have you run the
network setup wizard? Or the wireless network wizard (which may be only in
XP SP2 - I don't remember).

Hey TT;

Thanks for reply. No wireless setup wizard in sp1 which I 'm still running.
Can't get on the net to upgrade! Already ran the network setup wizard with
no results. I am going to try to uninstall adapter and or tcp/ip protocol
and reinstall. Keep thinking! Watch thread and I'll update.


Rob

Mad Cowboy


"Toolman Tim" <> wrote in message
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> "Toolman Tim" <> wrote in message
> news:LfNxd.31866$...
> |
> | "MadCowboy" <> wrote in message
> | news:scGdna1OS6jCAFrcRVn-...
> || I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
> || internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both
> for
> || the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
> || wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with
> both
> | B/G
> || supported.
> || Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not
> change
> | the
> || situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless
> and
> || hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to
> get
> || an ip address automatically as well as dns.
> || The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
> || 169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area
> connection
> | is
> || 169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.
> || It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't
> | see
> || the laptop either.
> || Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???
> || When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that
> | tcp/ip
> || isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get
> auto
> || assaigned addresses.
> || Any help would be great. What am I not getting??
> ||
> | Not that this is much help, but that looks like the "automatic private
> IP
> | address" Windows would provide. It looks like you are getting no
> connection
> | to the router at all...so I'd try start/run/cmd <enter> to start a
> command
> | prompt, then ping 192.168.1.1 <enter> to see if you have any connection.
> |
> Sorry - as I read a little closer I see you tried the ping already. So,
> have
> you uninstalled the adapter drivers and re-installed them? Have you run
> the
> network setup wizard? Or the wireless network wizard (which may be only in
> XP SP2 - I don't remember).
>
>

have you ever used the windows xp system restore tool on this computer? if
you have there are issues with creating a network, there is an update which
will fix this which is available from the windows update site.
"MadCowboy" <> wrote in message
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> I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
> internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
> the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
> wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with both
B/G
> supported.
> Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not change
the
> situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless and
> hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to get
> an ip address automatically as well as dns.
> The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
> 169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection
is
> 169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.
> It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't
see
> the laptop either.
> Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???
> When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that
tcp/ip
> isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get auto
> assaigned addresses.
> Any help would be great. What am I not getting??
>
>
> --
>
>
> Quote of the Week!
>
> I believe-
> that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
>
>
>
>

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:54:07 -0800, Toolman Tim wrote:

>
>"MadCowboy" <> wrote in message
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>| I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the
>| internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
>| the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
<snip>
>| The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
>| 169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection
>is
>| 169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.

<snip>

>Not that this is much help, but that looks like the "automatic private IP

Correct it is,
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q220874

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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:49:45 -0800, MadCowboy wrote:

> I am running XP Pro on my dell inspiron 8200 and can not connect to the

XP SP2?

>internet through my Linksys G router or see the network. This is both for
>the local area connection through the nic hardwired or the built in B
>wireless networking. The router is configured as a dhcp server with both B/G
>supported.
>Releasing and renewing the adapter in the command window does not change the
>situation. I am connected to the router/gateway in both the wireless and
>hardwired connection yet can not ping the router. The laptop is set to get
>an ip address automatically as well as dns.
>The ipconfig/all command gives me an ip for the wireless connection of
>169.254.173.239 with a subnet of 255.255.0.0 !! The local area connection is
>169.254.149.198 subnet 255.255.0.0.

When you did the ipconfig, do you get both sections, the 1st IP config
and the 2nd half with the adapter information?

>It can not see the gateway of 192.168.1.1 at all and the router doesn't see
>the laptop either.

It won't without a clever router, the type you have doesn't route
between subnets.

>Where is this machine getting these screwball ip's and subnets???

They are not screwball address, it's MS trying to be helpful for setting
up networks , from Win ME? upwards there is a part of the private IP
range claimed for MS automatic addressing.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q220874

>When I try to repair the local area connection I get the message that tcp/ip
>isn't enabled for this connection. Yet it is installed and set to get auto
>assaigned addresses.

Installed and enabled isn't the samething. If it wasn't the msg you gave
above it would most likely be the PC can't see a DHCP server. Try
resetting the Linksys back to factory defaults.


If it was only a wireless problem, Configure the WLAN settings witn no
security to test the setup, if there is a mistake in SSID/WEP/WPA keys
then no DHCP as the router couldn't be contacted. Check length of keys,
that you aren't using, don't use manual keys, set 1 to auto and copy it
to the other device.



>Any help would be great. What am I not getting??

Your Linksys will be preconfigured with a range as mentioned already,
something like 192.168.1.1.

To check at least your basic setup is correct , assign the Inspiron an
address manually that's in the Linksys range i.e. something like
192.168.1.5, and the subnet mask as per the Linksys manual, guessing
it's 255.255.255.0 and the gateway is the Linksys at 192.168.1.1
Try this first with the wired connection first, it's more likely to
work.

You say there is a NIC / built in wireless. Can you disable one of these
in the BIOS / remove the NIC? Cuts down the issues with 2 live
connections at the same time.

Remove both adapters from Network setup, remove all clients / protocols.
With the one at a time method install only 1 driver (look for any
updates as well on the nic support site)

The text you gave isn't in this article, may be worth a read.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811259

Disable the APIPA autoconfiguration,
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...j_ipa_eiih.asp
or shorter http://makeashorterlink.com/

Rather than the default , can't find DHCP, let's make up an address you
may get a different message even if it's "only can't find a dhcp server
"


Have a look through the previous posts in 24HSHD at Google groups, there
were some recent posts on connection issues and winsock layer service
fix. I can't remember what the util was called but you can look.



Me