Limited or no connectivity

sdfuk · 23 Apr 2006 at 12:19

Hi

I'm setting up a wireless network. My PC "wired" to the adsl/router (wifes laptop to be wireless)

I'm receiving an error message "limited or no connectivity" for my ethernet connection which I have found to be a bug in XP service pack 2.

This happens when the modem is trying to acquite an IP address.

I found the solution to the problem on google. However, I get the following error message trying to fix the registry:

"You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor"

Please can anyone tell me how to get the fix (below) into the registry.

Thanks for any help
S

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If you are receiving this error, you should run the Microsoft patch (KB884020) for it. Follow the instructions below to do this.

1) Download the patch from Microsoft's site
2) Run the update to install it
3) Run this short Registry fix to complete the update. Type the following lines in Notepad and save the file as FixReg.reg on your desktop, then double click on it to install into your registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IPSec]
"AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule"=dword:00000002

sja360 · 23 Apr 2006 at 12:34

exactly as it says there, open notepad type -

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\IPSec]
"AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule"=dword:00000002

then save as fixreg.reg, then once thats done run it and it'll change the settings.

tolien · 23 Apr 2006 at 12:47

Suspect it's highly unlikely that's your problem, but ho hum.

"Limited or no connectivity" just means Windows didn't get an answer from a DHCP server.

sja360 · 23 Apr 2006 at 12:49

tolien said:
Suspect it's highly unlikely that's your problem, but ho hum.

"Limited or no connectivity" just means Windows didn't get an answer from a DHCP server.

thats what i thought aswell but i didnt want to spoil the waste of time for the OP

EYEREX · 23 Apr 2006 at 15:13

Been having this problem for the last two days with connecting my asus laptop to netgear wifi router where it would connect but get limited or no connectivity but found out it was something to do with the pass phrase where i was just doing the word but when i put in the code for key 1 into the asus when asked to connect it all came up working

Bin Boy · 23 Apr 2006 at 15:33

Can you manually configure the ethernet connection to the adsl/router?

NickR · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:30

usually WEP/WPA incorrect key tbh

Could also try changing channels in case of co channel interference