Limited or no connectivity on computer startup...

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davida50000

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Hey all, ive just come across this forum yesterday, and it looks pretty good and active so i though i would join :)

Anyways...

Ive been having a problem for about 6 months now and ive never really looked into asking for advise on how to fix it.

Just for the record, i have 4 other computers working on wired connections without issues, and 5 devices wireless without issue. I am running Windows 7 and when i start up this computer (running on Ethernet) i get the logo in the corner saying "Limited or no connectivity", to fix the issue i have to go into "Network Connections" disable the connection to the internet and then enable it again, and this fixes it.

Ive been doing this for the past six months, and its not too much of an issue for me, its just irritating, does anybody have any advice for me on how to fix this?

Thanks very much in advance :)
 
At first glance, drivers and power settings (whether in Windows or BIOS) come to mind... Are any newer drivers or firmware available? Knowing your Mobo/NIC model would help.

Is disabling/re-enabling the NIC actually required to hit internal network resources and public internet sites? Or are you still able to hit those resources while the icon says "limited or no connectivity"?
 
Power cycle the router... this is very common on a TON of comptuers i work on... typically i see this when using a linksys router. If you assign it a static it'll work fine, but DHCP acts up.
 
Saw this recently.... but worse...

pretty much system files were mucked.... Got worse over time... Typically in your case just simple drivers. is this a Win7 Upgraded from Vista? or XP Hardware Upgraded / Reloaded to Win7?

for dhcp to work I had to manually start the dhcp client service... for browsing on the domain I had to start the computer browser service....
it was / is a mess... just backup files & reload ... don't do a repair that will just prolong the agony... rip off the bandaid / duct tape and just do it already...
over the past month I've wasted 8-12 hours trouble shooting vista problems and the best fix is backup important data... reload - re-install apps.

Some bugs a repairable and I can spend less time fixing than the 2-4 hours of reloading... but there is a big grey area with Vista...
XP is a quick diagnosis usually... vista is a crap shoot... Win 7 We'll see!
 
sounds like a simple command and run ipconfig /release then /renew then update your network card drivers.
 
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