Local area network?

[rebscott]

Hi all, can anyone please help me? I have 2 icons in my task bar that annoy the hell out of me and I don't know how to get rid of them or fix them, 1 is the message "limited or no connectivity" with a yellow warning triangle over the 2 screens, when i try an repair the network, I get the message, "windows cannot renew your IP address " I have tried IPconfig and renewing/releasing my IP address but that does not seem to work. The 2nd icon is the same 2 screens with a red X and the message "local area connection and a network cable is unplugged". When I tried disabling the first icon, I am unable to connect to the internet as my IP cannot detect my modem adapter. Can anyone please help? Thanks, Rebecca:dizzy:

[degsy]

If you have 2 Network Adaptors installed then you can disable the one that is not being used. This may be a Network Card, but it also maybe a Firewire or USB port.

You can disable it from Network Connections page.


From here you can disable the connection that you do not need.
Also, you can view the properties of your connection and there are options to show the icon and message. You can uncheck those options.

For the first problem, what is your setup?
Wired or Wireless? Static or DHCP IP Address? Router?

You cannot renew a static IP Address.

goto start>run> and type cmd /k ipconfig /all
post the results

[rebscott]

Hi Degsy, have ran an IP config check and here are results, sorry not sure if am static or not? Have a BT Voyager Modem, know am defo not wireless. If you need anything else, will get it for you, thanks for your help, Rebecca



Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SN036534220252
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-96-BD-19-BE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.0.238
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter {6BF60065-27C3-4CA8-97E1-49F5C339622E}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\rebecca>

[Archangel122184]

Are you using dial up?

[degsy]

It looks as though you are connected via ADSL with the BT Voyager Modem.
This would be a dynamic IP (DHCP). That connection is ok. You don't have to change anything with that.

The GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem
/connection can be disabled. It is not doing anything.

[rebscott]

HI, no am on broadband, not dial up. Have tried renewing my IP but windows does not let me, I keep getting message saying, IP cannot be renewed and to contact my network. I only have my home pc on the network. I am using windows XP, service pack 2. I do not have wireless or a router, am using a BT Voyager modem to connect.
Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.0.238
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter {6BF60065-27C3-4CA8-97E1-49F5C339622E}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151

C:\Documents and Settings\rebecca>

default gateway


Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.0.238
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter {6BF60065-27C3-4CA8-97E1-49F5C339622E}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.202.142.151


Pinging 172.202.142.151 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 172.202.142.151: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.202.142.151: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.202.142.151: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.202.142.151: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 172.202.142.151:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

does this help?
Thanks

[G_Dem]

Have you got an exact make and model of your modem? Are you sure its not a voyager router/modem or a speedtouch modem? Are you on BT Home broadband or BT business broadband?

[G_Dem]

When I tried disabling the first icon, I am unable to connect to the internet as my IP cannot detect my modem adapter. Can anyone please help? Thanks, Rebecca:dizzy:

Did the internet work before you disabled the first icon?

[rebscott]

Hi, is a BT Voyager 105 adsl modem that I have. When I disabled the GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem, I was not able to connect to internet, I kept getting the message that my modem adapter could not be found so i have enabled it again and am obviously able to connect again, am confused! Oh, sorry, forgot to say, am with AOL, not BT, although is a BT modem

[G_Dem]

OK so you can connect to the internet but just want to get rid of those little symbols???? if so:

To do this go to Start - Control panel - Network connections - Right click on one of your connections and go to properties. Then uncheck "show icon in notification area when connected" and "notify me when connection has limited or no connectivity"

[rebscott]

Thanks, have followed your instructions and icons have now gone. I am just a bit unsure as to why I have a BT modem that i connect with and I still need the other (Globespan modem)? Thanks everyone for your help, Rebecca