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carboy · 5th March 2008, 20:46

I have a BSNL Broadband connection at home with a Type 4 Modem from
BSNL. The modem is connected to my desktop through ethernet.

Since the type 4 modem also has WiFi, I am trying to use my laptop
to connect to the Wireless. From my laptop, I can see my modem in my
available Wireless Networks. I click connect, it takes around a minute &
then connects but I get a "Limited or No Connectivity" message.
The Signal Strength is full. The speed is 54.0 Mbps, but No connectivity.
Clicking on more Info in the "Limited or No Connecitivy" dialog in the 'Connection Status' shows - this problem occured because the network did not assign a network address to the computer.

When I run IPConfig from the laptop, I see
Configuration Specific DNS Suffic : -- Blank
Autoconfiguration IP Address : 169.something.something.something
Subnet mask : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway : -- Blank

When I run Ipconfig /renw.
It says error unable to contact your DHCP server. Request timed out.

What am I doing wrong? What else do I need to do?

5th March 2008, 20:46	#1 (permalink)
carboy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 312	BSNL Broadband Wireless Configuration I have a BSNL Broadband connection at home with a Type 4 Modem from BSNL. The modem is connected to my desktop through ethernet. Since the type 4 modem also has WiFi, I am trying to use my laptop to connect to the Wireless. From my laptop, I can see my modem in my available Wireless Networks. I click connect, it takes around a minute & then connects but I get a "Limited or No Connectivity" message. The Signal Strength is full. The speed is 54.0 Mbps, but No connectivity. Clicking on more Info in the "Limited or No Connecitivy" dialog in the 'Connection Status' shows - this problem occured because the network did not assign a network address to the computer. When I run IPConfig from the laptop, I see Configuration Specific DNS Suffic : -- Blank Autoconfiguration IP Address : 169.something.something.something Subnet mask : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway : -- Blank When I run Ipconfig /renw. It says error unable to contact your DHCP server. Request timed out. What am I doing wrong? What else do I need to do?