"Limited or no connectivity"

[c0ntjuh]

(Firstly, yeah I'm fairly terribad at computing so bear with me.)

Anyway, story goes like this. I was browsing, Eskom decided to have some fun and cut the power for two hours (yay). Afterwards, I switched on the PC again and got the "Limited or no connectivity" / Yellow exclamation triangle on my Local Area Connection.

I tried disable/enable, repair (failure on the new IP naturally), manually reseting my Router as well as powercycling. Tried "ipconfig /renew" to no avail (ipconfig gives me a 169.254.x.x address btw, so I'm guessing it's a LAN / Router communication errorthingamabob or w.e.) and I get the whole " unable to contact your DHCP server" thing.

It's not the Winsock patch, I am using XP SP2, but don't recommend that patch seeing as I've tried that.

I'm pretty stumped here, and would really appreciate the help. I doubt the sudden power outage could've caused physical damage, but I'm clueless here.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[zoddie]

Try running the following commands before destroying your router: Ipconfig [/release], [/flushdns], [/renew], [/registerdns] - then netsh winsock reset. If that doe's not work, try plugging in another pc, alow it to be assigned an automatic address and see if it gets a valid DHCP address. If it doe's get a valid DHCP address - you have likely a faulty NIC or need to reinstall your TCP/IP on the pc. If it doe's not - you probably have a faulty router... try a firmware upgrade.... will reset the whole router and give you the latest firware that could possibly help with the problem.

 

[AzAzEl656]

I get that sometimes. Turn off your computer and pull out the power cord connected to your PSU. Leave it out for a few seconds and plug it back in. Test to see if it works.

 

[Highflyer_GP]

I get that all the time. If you're using PPPoE as opposed to NAT, then just ignore it and connect to your account anyway and you'll still get your full speed.

 

[AirWolf]

Your ADSL ip range should fall under 10.0.0.??

Try redoing the settings in the router and have the ip and dns set to auto on your pc.

 

[S1ght]

Another method is also to reset the router (unplug power and reconnect)

 

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[LazyLion]

are you by any chance running Norton Internet Suite including firewall? Norton is also known for screwing up those network settings.

 

[kronoSX]

yeah the firewall to hey.
If it was vista i would tell you to change to a home network

 

[scotty777]

If it aint working then how you on myadsl??? lol

YA try going into the routers native website(it's a 10.0.0.xx in the address bar) and go to reset router... should reset very thing. if not, restart your pc... I used to get it... but windows networks suck

 

[Highflyer_GP]

It's a SP2 thing, just connect anyway and it'll work fine.

 

[bekdik]

Reseat the ethernet cable - both ends, then open your network settings (from control panel), rightclick on the local connection icon and click repair.