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persiancat · 06-04-2006, 11:04 AM

S'pose it doesn't hurt to try and see if anyone here can shed some light.

There are quite a few unsecured wireless connections available in my apartment. I've been trying to connect to one with a Linksys compact wireless-G USB adapter.

One of the connections has "very good" signal strength, but when I try to connect, I get the "limited or no connectivity" error message. When I click on "repair" under Wireless Network Connection status, my computer runs through these steps:

1) Disabling wireless network adaptor
2) Enabling wireless network adaptor
3) Connecting to wireless network
4) Renewing your IP address

...

After the last step I get this message:

"Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Renewing your IP address. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network."

I did a little googling around and saw some suggestions for downloadnig and running "WinSockXPFix," but that didn't work either. I also ran Microsoft patch (KB884020) and still no luck.

And yes, I do have SP2.

What should I do?

06-04-2006, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
persiancat Upright	Wireless Internet: Limited Or No Connectivity S'pose it doesn't hurt to try and see if anyone here can shed some light. There are quite a few unsecured wireless connections available in my apartment. I've been trying to connect to one with a Linksys compact wireless-G USB adapter. One of the connections has "very good" signal strength, but when I try to connect, I get the "limited or no connectivity" error message. When I click on "repair" under Wireless Network Connection status, my computer runs through these steps: 1) Disabling wireless network adaptor 2) Enabling wireless network adaptor 3) Connecting to wireless network 4) Renewing your IP address ... After the last step I get this message: "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Renewing your IP address. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network." I did a little googling around and saw some suggestions for downloadnig and running "WinSockXPFix," but that didn't work either. I also ran Microsoft patch (KB884020) and still no luck. And yes, I do have SP2. What should I do?