Limited or Non-Connectivity

Hello,
I've got 11 pc's running WinXP Pro SP2 on 16port switch connected to a DSL router. Also have Laser/Fax printer & NAS directly connected to the network.
All have been running superbly until yesterday.
My laptop gave the error msg "Limited or Non-Connectivity. "
I then checked the device and it was working properly, it was enabled and had no conflicts
I tried everything - reset, refresh, manual ...
I tried my laptop at another network point. No Luck!
But trying another pc on the laptop point, it connected.
I also checked the router - DHCP is enabled.
I then updated the drivers on NIC of the laptop. No Luck!
I also then formatted my laptop, and here's the "magic ", when it gets to the TCP/IP settings part of installing windows it loads, then straight after, when it's testing the internet connection, it asks how will you connect to the internet. And yes the cable is connected.
I have had to start chewing my GF's nails as I chomped all mine off already.
Ricky

 

I'd start by trying a different network cable. It could be a faulty connection in the cable.

Then see if you can get a network connection if you assign the network address manually.

An IP address is made of four numbers. In small networks each computer will have the same first three numbers (for example 192.168.0, 192.168.1, or 10.0.0). The last number identifies the computer as unique on the network and must be in the range 1 to 254. So you need to assign the computer with the IP address the same as the other computers, except the forth part of the IP address, which needs to be unique to that PC. Subnet mask, DNS, and Gateway settings should be the same as the other PCs.

If you cannot connect via a manual (static) IP address and replacing the cable has no effect, I think you could well be looking at a faulty NIC.

 

Reggie B has covered the issues well. "Limited or Non-Connectivity" can be translated as a DHCP failure.

Let me add one other thing to check, after you have done the steps Reggie outlined above: be sure your DHCP scope is large enough to handle one more additonal client.

Depending on your lease times, you may have exhausted your DHCP scope.