XP SP2 "Limited or no Connectivity"

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Tonybologna23

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I just updated to sp2 from sp1 and now I have this yellow caution sign everywhere saying I have limited or no connectivity to the internet (in this case, no connectivity). This is really frustrating, espeically because the update should make me happy but it is not.

I tried manually configuring my IP settings (I am on a university network) but that didnt help. I shouldnt be the first one with this problem, because all i did was just update and restart.
 
Have you tried the repair function in your network settings and let it auto assign an ip?As i have had this problem with my home network and sp2?I just presssed repair and let it assign an ip and all was well?
 
I've gotten that many times on my work laptop, but it's always been due to the connection itself, not my laptop. I've switched wall jacks and/or cables and it always is fixed.
 
Ok I did some repair stuff, had it auto assign the IP and everything. Now the limited or no connectivity is gone. The status page shows me sending/receiving just fine.

When I start up my computer, I have internet access for about 10 min, then it will just go away and I'll have to restart again.
 
Tonybologna23 said:
Ok I did some repair stuff, had it auto assign the IP and everything. Now the limited or no connectivity is gone. The status page shows me sending/receiving just fine.

When I start up my computer, I have internet access for about 10 min, then it will just go away and I'll have to restart again.
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Sounds like a network driver issue, perhaps it has been updated since SP2?
 
Phoenix86 said:
Sounds like a network driver issue, perhaps it has been updated since SP2?
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Hmm, I will try that.

Now it seems to be working fine and health. Has been for about 33 minutes now. Except the only thing that will work internet-wise is AIM. Firefox and for that matter IE won't work.

However, it doesnt say "could not connect to xxxxx" it just stays on my homepage, and lets me click every linnk but then doesnt do anything. It just sits there. Before it would just say "could not connect" but now it seems to connect fine (the time on the homepage is what lets me know its actually doing anything) but doesnt let me go anywhere else.

repeat: AIM works fine. Does this mean i have some sort of restriction scheme set up? SP2 threw a bunch new settings that I am afriad to touch. maybe some defaults are really strict about access?
 
do you have to log into the university? or is internet access just "there" when you plug in
 
hulksterjoe said:
do you have to log into the university? or is internet access just "there" when you plug in
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For the wired networks in the dorms it is just "there". You only need to log in when you access a public port (in common area, or buildings/libraries) or via wireless.
 
try:

netsh winsock reset catalog

and reboot. we get this problem with SP2 users all the time in Tech Support.
 
sp0ngeb0b said:
try:

netsh winsock reset catalog

and reboot. we get this problem with SP2 users all the time in Tech Support.
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Oh, maybe I forgot to mention that I used winsockxp already and it DID fix the "no internet at all" issue. But I still have the problem of only AIM working and none of my browsers working. When I reboot afer Winsock I can browse for literally 30 seconds before it dies again. (AIM would still work)

thoughts?
 
Tonybologna23 said:
Oh, maybe I forgot to mention that I used winsockxp already and it DID fix the "no internet at all" issue. But I still have the problem of only AIM working and none of my browsers working. When I reboot afer Winsock I can browse for literally 30 seconds before it dies again. (AIM would still work)

thoughts?
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I was wondering how you fixed that. We went from no network, to sometimes network...

If you had to run the winsock fix I'm betting you have spyware, and that's what interferred with the SP2 setup causing you to lose the connection in the first place. I'd run a spyware cleaner like MS antispy or Spysweeper and see what they turn up.

Spyware isn't always genenrating pop-ups to let the user know it's installed. They are becoming more content with just hijacking the browser or monitoring your 'net activity as opposed to pop-up spam.
 
i have that sign sometimes but it doesnt seem to influence my data flow at all... it just says limited or no conectivity. It only does that when my ip's arent adressed by dhcp
 
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