Limited connectivity

My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via Skype every
so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.

Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he get's the
notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he is displaying the
network connection icon in the system tray and this is what's showing this
anomaly.

Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and what
effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?

He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.

This troubleshooting may help.

Troubleshooting limited or no connectivity"This connection has limited or no
connectivity. " "You might not be able to access the Internet or some
network resources" ...
http://www.howtocisco.com/chicagotec...nnectivity.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"barrowhill" <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com...
> My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via Skype
> every
> so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
>
> Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he get's the
> notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he is displaying the
> network connection icon in the system tray and this is what's showing this
> anomaly.
>
> Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and what
> effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
>
> He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.

=?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in news:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:

> My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via
> Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
>
> Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he
> is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> this is what's showing this anomaly.
>
> Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
>
> He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
>

It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
(Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
interface that he's not using.

-- John

On Oct 7, 8:57*pm, John Wunderlich <jwunderl...@lycos.com> wrote:
> =?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote innews:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:
>
> > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. *We talk via
> > Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
>
> > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> > get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". *I assume he
> > is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> > this is what's showing this anomaly.
>
> > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> > what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
>
> > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
>
> It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
> (Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
> interface that he's not using.
>
> -- John

This sound plausible since he is still connected while the problem
occurs. Limited or no connectivity would close the Internet
connection if it happens on the network connection he is using with
Skype.

Robert,

Thanks, I'll pass on.

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> This troubleshooting may help.
>
> Troubleshooting limited or no connectivity"This connection has limited or no
> connectivity. " "You might not be able to access the Internet or some
> network resources" ...
> http://www.howtocisco.com/chicagotec...nnectivity.htm
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "barrowhill" <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com...
> > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via Skype
> > every
> > so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
> >
> > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he get's the
> > notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he is displaying the
> > network connection icon in the system tray and this is what's showing this
> > anomaly.
> >
> > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and what
> > effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
> >
> > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
>
>

John,

Thanks. I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a wireless
card/dongle. However, since he took the PC with him from UK, would the same
result occur if his UK broadband account (with Tiscali ISP) was still enabled
alongside the new network connection set up with the Romanian ISP ???

"John Wunderlich" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in news:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:
>
> > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via
> > Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
> >
> > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> > get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he
> > is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> > this is what's showing this anomaly.
> >
> > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> > what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
> >
> > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
> >
>
> It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
> (Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
> interface that he's not using.
>
> -- John
>

smlunatick,

Please see reply to John. Your feedback welcome.

"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Oct 7, 8:57 pm, John Wunderlich <jwunderl...@lycos.com> wrote:
> > =?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote innews:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:
> >
> > > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via
> > > Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
> >
> > > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> > > get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he
> > > is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> > > this is what's showing this anomaly.
> >
> > > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> > > what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
> >
> > > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
> >
> > It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
> > (Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
> > interface that he's not using.
> >
> > -- John
>
> This sound plausible since he is still connected while the problem
> occurs. Limited or no connectivity would close the Internet
> connection if it happens on the network connection he is using with
> Skype.
>

=?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in news:09501C44-9125-4EEB-9B7B-BD803B689BD9@microsoft.com:

> Thanks. I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a
> wireless card/dongle. However, since he took the PC with him from
> UK, would the same result occur if his UK broadband account (with
> Tiscali ISP) was still enabled alongside the new network
> connection set up with the Romanian ISP ???
>
>

No. If an Network Interface Card obtains any IP address, it's happy.
If it doesn't, it complains.

-- John

On Oct 8, 7:05*pm, barrowhill <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> John,
>
> Thanks. *I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a wireless
> card/dongle. *However, since he took the PC with him from UK, would the same
> result occur if his UK broadband account (with Tiscali ISP) was still enabled
> alongside the new network connection set up with the Romanian ISP *???
>
> "John Wunderlich" wrote:
> > =?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote innews:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:
>
> > > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. *We talk via
> > > Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
>
> > > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> > > get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". *I assume he
> > > is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> > > this is what's showing this anomaly.
>
> > > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> > > what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
>
> > > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
>
> > It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
> > (Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
> > interface that he's not using.
>
> > -- John

How does the Internet "unit" connect to the computer? There are five
main type of connections:

1) Standard Ethernet port
2) Wireless adapter -- can be a built-in adapter that may not have any
external dongle / antenna.
3) USB -- Some high speed broadband unit can connect by USB instead of
the standard Ethernet port.
4) i1394 -- Firewire port and not normally used for Internet access
5) Bluetooth -- To make small connections between Bluetooth enabled
cell phones.

Main types of connections used:

Ethernet
Wireless
USB

As far as I know the PC is ethernet connected. I will however check and ask
son for physical connection details

"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Oct 8, 7:05 pm, barrowhill <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > Thanks. I don't belive the desktop PC he has is equipped with a wireless
> > card/dongle. However, since he took the PC with him from UK, would the same
> > result occur if his UK broadband account (with Tiscali ISP) was still enabled
> > alongside the new network connection set up with the Romanian ISP ???
> >
> > "John Wunderlich" wrote:
> > > =?Utf-8?B?YmFycm93aGlsbA==?= <barrowh...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > wrote innews:C377B1AB-1A58-458A-B24C-63B07F3A95B5@microsoft.com:
> >
> > > > My son has recently moved to a new job in Romania. We talk via
> > > > Skype every so often and he mentioned a "problem" he was having.
> >
> > > > Whilst he's obviously connected to the internet he says that he
> > > > get's the notification "limited or no connectivity". I assume he
> > > > is displaying the network connection icon in the system tray and
> > > > this is what's showing this anomaly.
> >
> > > > Appreciate it if someone can advise what may be causing this and
> > > > what effect, if any, it might be having on network connectivity?
> >
> > > > He's running XP Pro with SP3 installed and all updated.
> >
> > > It's possible that his computer has more than one network interface
> > > (Wired and Wireless, perhaps?) and that this warning pertains to the
> > > interface that he's not using.
> >
> > > -- John
>
> How does the Internet "unit" connect to the computer? There are five
> main type of connections:
>
> 1) Standard Ethernet port
> 2) Wireless adapter -- can be a built-in adapter that may not have any
> external dongle / antenna.
> 3) USB -- Some high speed broadband unit can connect by USB instead of
> the standard Ethernet port.
> 4) i1394 -- Firewire port and not normally used for Internet access
> 5) Bluetooth -- To make small connections between Bluetooth enabled
> cell phones.
>
> Main types of connections used:
>
> Ethernet
> Wireless
> USB
>