Re: "limited or no connectivity" xp - LAN not Internet


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <OwCIurHxFHA.2936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Pixel Warrior"
> <j_mgrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>Can't find a group for XP LAN networking??
>>>>
>>>>Just upgraded to SP-2 and upgraded Zone Alarm about the same time. I got
>>>>the
>>>>yellow exclamation mark in my system tray on my small LAN (2 computers
>>>>connected with crossover) and went to Zone Alarm site for help. I set
>>>>all 4
>>>>entries in my Firewall | Zones to Trusted, and now the network works (at
>>>>least from the client to the main computer, which is what I mainly need)
>>>>but
>>>>the yellow exclamation mark remains.
>>>>
>>>>I can't even see the client computer from the main computer, however
>>>>this
>>>>was already the case before I upgraded these 2 programs.
>>>>
>>>>I have researched on the Internet but so far all the answers I have seen
>>>>refer to people being unable to connect to the Net, not to people having
>>>>the
>>>>problem with the LAN.
>>>
>>>That message means that:
>>>
>>>1. The network connection is configured to obtain an IP address
>>>automatically, and:
>>>
>>>2. It can't communicate with a DHCP server to get the address
>>>assigned.
>>>
>>>What connection is getting the message? Is there a DHCP available for
>>>that connection?
>>>
>>>It's normal to see the message in some cases, >such as a LAN connection
>>>used in conjunction with a DSL connection that uses PPP over Ethernet
>>>(PPPoE). In that case, the PPPoE connection gets an IP address, but
>>>the LAN connection doesn't.
>
>>sorry - I don't really understand your answer, is there a step-by-step
>>instruction anywhere on the net?
>>I looked everywhere under my LAN icon settings and couldn't find where to
>>add DHCP
>>thanks anyway
>
> Please reply to this message in the news group (not by E-mail) with
> more information to help other people understand the problem.
>
> What is the name of the network connection that's getting the yellow
> exclamation point? To see, hover the mouse cursor over the
> connection.
>
> How are you using that connection? Is it physically plugged into
> anything? If so, what?
>
> What type of Internet connection do you have -- dial-up, DSL, cable
> modem, etc? If it's DSL, does it use PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)?
>
> What are the names of all the connections that appear in the Network
> Connections folder?
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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Sorry I must have clicked the wrong button! I thought I had replied to the
group.
The network connection with the exclamation mark is the LAN (Local Area
Connection).
It is being used to connect to my laptop with a crossover cable.
I have an ADSL connection to the Internet which uses PPPoE.
Other than this I have a 1394 connection and an SMC connection. Also a
Network Bridge. The SMC connection is the SMC EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Series
Converter which is what the LAN I think is physically plugged in to. I have
no idea what the 1394 connection is.

As far as I can work out the network cable is physically plugged in to the
SMC but it's the LAN connectoid which runs the network between the two
computers.
Thanks for your help


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