Limited or no Connectivity

Question

I have had my Dell Inspiron 6000 with the built-in wireless for about a year and 3 months.  I have been able to use it on many wireless networks, but now when i try to use it on those networks again, it has 'limited or no connectivity,' even though I have connected to them before. What is the problem?   The Inspiron is running Windows XP, I connect via a Netgear router.

volcano11 · Answer

Is the wireless card disabled?  Is the radio turned off (the Fn F2 key combination toggles the radio on and off)?   Steve

TheCandyman · Answer

the wireless card is on, i have disabled and reenabled it many times just to check.  the 'radio' is on, but i still can't make the  connection.

volcano11 · Answer

Try downloading and running winsockfix for Windows XP from the Here.   Steve

TheCandyman · Answer

i'm posting these from a computer that is not my inspiron.  if i download it onto this computer, will i be able to transfer it?  i know you can transfer most things, but will it be a file i can easily find and transfer?

volcano11 · Answer

You should be able to copy the file to removable media and take it to the problem computer, copy it onto the hard drive and then run it from there.   Steve

jec4312 · Answer

If for any reason you find you can't copy the program on to removable media as steve suggests, you could go to a command prompt and type the following:
netsh winsock reset catalog, and press enter. But try Steve's suggestion first.

john_doe1925 · Answer

if you are still getting limited or no connectivity the possible causes for this is the firewall or a wrong network key. try to check this out and if still you are getting the same old problem again update the driver for your wireless card.   hope this help

TheCandyman · Answer

Sorry, Steve, this computer could not find the server for the Dell Forums site, or i would have gotten back to you faster.  I was able to transfer Winsock with no problems and it worked, after a good amount of frustration trying a few other suggestions...Thanks a lot, Steve! Message Edited by TheCandyman on 11-25-200609:55 PM

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