Wireless connection is ok but ethernet shows limited or no connectivity

[seanipops]

Hi

This is my first post, please be gentle.

I have a fairly extensive home network (four pc's and a print server) but I've got one problem that has me scratching my head. I have once PC that doesn't seem to connect at 100 Mbps via ethernet. I get the limited or no connectivity icon in the system tray. The pc in question has a wireless card which works fine but ethernet will only work when I set the properties of the NIC to 10 mbps full duplex.

I've checked the following:

1. Checked the cable (connects fine on my work laptop)
2. Tried a PCI NIC with the same results
3. reset tcp stacks and winsock as described elsewhere

I suppose I can manage with a 10 meg connection but I don't understand why it won't work at 100. Can anyone help out there?

Cheers
Sean

[johnwill]

The wireless connection is obviously not OK if you have limited connectivity.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[seanipops]

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

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

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-36-6F-04

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 22Mbps Wireless Network PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-2F-18-63-61
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 13 December 2025 13:05:38
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 14 December 2025 13:05:38

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C905TX-based Ethernet Adapter
(Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-60-08-50-D7-E1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2008 20:32:20
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 20 January 2008 20:32:20

C:\Documents and Settings\Sean>

[seanipops]

Hi Johnwill

Perhaps I have not explained my problem properly. The wireless is working fine - I just get this error when I plug in the ethernet cable. If it weren't for the number of walls in this house I probably wouldn't be writing here at all :)

Sean