On the verge of shooting myself with this Limited or no connectivity BS

[harrisdurrani]

If someone could please help me i would REALLY REALLY appreciate it.. and wouldn't be able to thank you enough.

First some general info

1) I am connected to the Internet through my Wireless Laptop.
2) Whenever i connect another router or my Xbox 360 with the God Dam ethernet it keeps saying limited or no connectivity and shows the IP in 169.252.xx.xx ... what do i do .. this is really annoying.. i have tried everything possible, reinstalled drivers like 3 times, disabled and enabled the ethernet.

This is what i am getting when i do an ipconfig /all

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Harris Durrani>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : sonic-434c3ecf2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cogeco.net

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cogeco.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Networ
k Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-77-E2-2C-19
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:26:16 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 12, 2009 2:26:16 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethern
et
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-72-09-50-96
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.57.217
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

This is really frustrating.. someone please help..

thanks

 

[B00kWyrm]

I was having a similar problem...
This tool helped me resolve in seconds a matter I had struggled with for days...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914440

 

[raybay]

Did it work at one time, or is this a problem that came up as part of a new install?

 

[DelJo63]

from what you posted, you have TWO adapters
1) Wireless which has a good set of ipconfig info
2) Wired Broadcom which has the 169.* stuff and likely not even connected

Windows does not support multiple connects like this; DISABLE the Broadcom device
and the issue should solve itself

My laptop is normally Wired at home but needs Wireless when traveling -- had the some kind of misleading info. Use the Device Mgr to disable the interface that is NOT
needed at the time.

 

[harrisdurrani]

Thanks for the insight..

i actually solved the problem in a rather stupid way .. i deleted xp and installed Vista, bridged my ethernet with my wireless connection.. and it works lol.. now i can play xbox live and have started sharing movies, music etc from my PC to my 360 using tversity..

I think it was more to do with Xp service pack 3 !! i don't know! but its working fine now!! thanks to Vista lol