Pulling my hair out! RealTek RTL8139 "limited connection". Please Help!

aliasthemole · 05-02-2007, 04:00 PM

Hello all,

Im having an absolute nightmare with this one! Was wondering if you guys could help. If i give you a run-down of what i've done so far, hopefully it should give you a better picture. I upgraded my broadband to 8meg today (line verified as live). I had to go out and buy an ethernet card as my pc did not originally come with one. Ive been through the whole installation and had problems. I keep getting "limited or no connection". My ethernet router is "Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet" I called my ISP and trouble shooted with them - they could'nt sort it so presumably, the routers A.O.K.
I then googled for further info. And found and carried the following out.

1. Downloaded Microsoft patch (KB884020) - was info'd possible SP2 bug
2. Installed the following registry fix:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IPSec]
"AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule"=dword:00000002

3. Rebooted etc..

-----Still not working at this point.

4. Checked cabling, set network card to 10mbps, disabled and re-enabled, re-booted, ensured "automatically detect TCP/IP settings" enabled etc......still no connection

5. Downloaded WinsockXPFix.exe to fix TCP/IP probs - still not working.

Ive swapped over cables and everything but im banging my head against the wall here lol! I would be ever so grateful if anyone could help with this. My 1meg broadband works fine. I just cannot seem to connect with this new ethernet card.

Eternally gratefull in advance.

The Mole.

aliasthemole · 05-02-2007, 04:44 PM

Also...i thought this might help.....Once again Thankyou.

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-54-45-01-A2
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.64.64
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter Orange Broadband:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 84.68.249.192
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 84.68.249.192
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 195.92.195.94
195.92.195.95

05-02-2007, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
aliasthemole Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP Pro	Pulling my hair out! RealTek RTL8139 "limited connection". Please Help! Hello all, Im having an absolute nightmare with this one! Was wondering if you guys could help. If i give you a run-down of what i've done so far, hopefully it should give you a better picture. I upgraded my broadband to 8meg today (line verified as live). I had to go out and buy an ethernet card as my pc did not originally come with one. Ive been through the whole installation and had problems. I keep getting "limited or no connection". My ethernet router is "Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet" I called my ISP and trouble shooted with them - they could'nt sort it so presumably, the routers A.O.K. I then googled for further info. And found and carried the following out. 1. Downloaded Microsoft patch (KB884020) - was info'd possible SP2 bug 2. Installed the following registry fix: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IPSec] "AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule"=dword:00000002 3. Rebooted etc.. -----Still not working at this point. 4. Checked cabling, set network card to 10mbps, disabled and re-enabled, re-booted, ensured "automatically detect TCP/IP settings" enabled etc......still no connection 5. Downloaded WinsockXPFix.exe to fix TCP/IP probs - still not working. Ive swapped over cables and everything but im banging my head against the wall here lol! I would be ever so grateful if anyone could help with this. My 1meg broadband works fine. I just cannot seem to connect with this new ethernet card. Eternally gratefull in advance. The Mole.

05-02-2007, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
aliasthemole Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP Pro	Re: Pulling my hair out! RealTek RTL8139 "limited connection". Please Help! Also...i thought this might help.....Once again Thankyou. Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : leepc Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe rnet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-54-45-01-A2 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.64.64 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : PPP adapter Orange Broadband: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 84.68.249.192 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 84.68.249.192 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 195.92.195.94 195.92.195.95