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    Just got my SZ160 cant connect to LAN - help

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Kaze, Apr 26, 2006.

  1. Kaze

    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    Pluggin in the cable from my desktop into my SZ160 and it does not work
    for some reason. it says limited or no connectivity although it is connected. I tried on both my desktop and my alienware and it works. what could be the problem?
     
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    Have you tried releasing and renewing your ip address through the command prompt?
     
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  3. Kaze

    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    its says this when i do a ipconfig:

    ethernet adapter local area connection 2 :
    media state ...... : media disconnected

    what does that mean ?
     
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    I believe that's Bluetooth Local Area Connection profile you're seeing there. See the Local Area Connection one (without the 2).
     
    fidodido, Apr 26, 2006
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    Local Area Connection 2 is one for the RJ-45 jack (at least on mine it is). The port autosenses a cable with current and if correct will activate and then try and DHCP from a network.

    If you are seeing nothing, then check that
    i) your ethernet cable is working,
    ii) and connected to a hub/router/whatever.
    iii) That the cable is the correct cable (i.e straight through cable / crossover cable)

    "Media disconncted", means that it cannot detect that a cable is plugged in (or in the case of wifi or BT, that the frequencies cannot be detected)
     
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  6. Kaze

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    i can get an ip address i think but it has limited/no connectivity.
    This only happens on my SZ160 not my alienware/ dell. I tried both
     
    Kaze, Apr 26, 2006
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    The address you get start 169.x.x.x, and is assigned arbitarily when the O/S is set to DHCP,but cannot find a DHCP server to respond to its requests.

    If this is the case, then your cable is probably OK, but whatever its connected to is not answering the DHCP request.

    Check that your switch doesn't block ports, or DHCP requests to unknown MAC address, or that DHCP is configured. Perhaps, you have run out of DHCP address. CHeck your lease table on the DHCP server to see if all are used up, and release some if so, or assign more to the pool of available addresses, or reboot your DHCP server to clear the table.

    If you are plugging it into a port directory on the router/switch, then try plugging it into other ports.
     
    zii, Apr 26, 2006
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  8. Kaze

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    LAN worked in my friends' house but not mine.... ah this sucks what could the problem be ?
     
    Kaze, Apr 27, 2006
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