The laptop I have is a Pavilion zv6000 and runs Windows XP. I have
used Windows ME since it came out and was completely happy with it, but

when I went to buy my laptop, I discovered I would have to take XP and
start learning it. I had used other computers with XP on them, but not

to a great degree, so am only passing familiar with the differences. I

do get connected with my wireless access with no problem, and I have
used the ethernet access at IdleAire stations before with no problem so

I am certain the hardware is in working condition but I am apparently
missing some setting or protocol or something. I did travel with my
desktop before I purchased the laptop and would frequently carry it
into someones home to disconnect their ethernet card and plug into the
card on my desktop. I never had a problem accessing the internet that
way, it always came up just as it had on their desktop. I have tried
deleting the connection and reconfiguring it, I have checked all the
settings that I know to check to make sure I am automatically detecting

ip addresses, gateway addresses, etc.


My ethernet card is a Realtek RTL8139/810x and my wireless card is a
Broadcom 802.11.


Both are enabled and in perfect working condition. I have not
installed anything new relating to either of them since purchasing the
laptop two months ago.


Thanks for any help or advice - I have tried the HP and microsoft
sites, but keep getting wireless info instead of ethernet info so I
must be searching for the wrong thing. At least in their eyes!


Gin

If you have XP with Service Pack 2 installed, you have an firewall blocking
access. Take a look and configure "exceptions" for it.

Y.

On 10/11/2005 "Girlwatcher" <swtwtrgin@yahoo.com> wrote:
>The laptop I have is a Pavilion zv6000 and runs Windows XP. I have
>used Windows ME since it came out and was completely happy with it, but
>
>when I went to buy my laptop, I discovered I would have to take XP and
>start learning it. I had used other computers with XP on them, but not
>
>to a great degree, so am only passing familiar with the differences. I
>
>do get connected with my wireless access with no problem, and I have
>used the ethernet access at IdleAire stations before with no problem so
>
>I am certain the hardware is in working condition but I am apparently
>missing some setting or protocol or something. I did travel with my
>desktop before I purchased the laptop and would frequently carry it
>into someones home to disconnect their ethernet card and plug into the
>card on my desktop. I never had a problem accessing the internet that
>way, it always came up just as it had on their desktop. I have tried
>deleting the connection and reconfiguring it, I have checked all the
>settings that I know to check to make sure I am automatically detecting
>
>ip addresses, gateway addresses, etc.
>
>
>My ethernet card is a Realtek RTL8139/810x and my wireless card is a
>Broadcom 802.11.
>
>
>Both are enabled and in perfect working condition. I have not
>installed anything new relating to either of them since purchasing the
>laptop two months ago.
>
>
>Thanks for any help or advice - I have tried the HP and microsoft
>sites, but keep getting wireless info instead of ethernet info so I
>must be searching for the wrong thing. At least in their eyes!
>
>
>Gin
>

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Y.

Nope, tried shutting off the firewall to see if that was the problem,
still had limited connectivity.

Thanks for the reply, though!

Geneva

Girlwatcher wrote:
> Nope, tried shutting off the firewall to see if that was the problem,
> still had limited connectivity.
>
> Thanks for the reply, though!
>
> Geneva


Does the connection work alright? Or do you want to get rid of the
"Limited or no connectivity" message?