Limited or no connectivity error in Windows XP with DSL or Cable Modem Connection

Today I was alarmed that the the network’s Internet Connection Sharing is not working and all of the computers in the network cannot connect to the internet. When I checked the status of the Local Area Network of the server, the error is “Limited or no connectivity: The connection has limited or no connectivity. You might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources.”. I tried to setup the internet connection sharing server using the Network Setup Wizard.

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Setup Client For Internet Connection Sharing

Using the Network Setup Wizard, we can easily configure a Windows XP computer client.
To start the Network Setup Wizard, follow the steps on this article. After completing the steps, we can proceed in configuring ICS client. Read more

Manual Setup Of Internet Connection Sharing

Turning on ICS manually is almost as easy as using the Network Setup Wizard except that you need to create the bridge for multiple network cards before enabling ICS. The following steps can be use to DSL, cable and dial-up connections.

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Setting Up Internet Connection Sharing Server

Using the Network Setup Wizard, we can easily configure a Windows XP computer as an Internet Connection Sharing Server.
To start the Network Setup Wizard, follow the steps on this article. After completing the steps, we can proceed in configuring our ICS server.

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Network Setup Wizard

Network Setup Wizard is a Windows XP builting program that help users to setup networking computers running Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows XP.

The Network Setup Wizard can do the following tasks in a Windows XP computer:

• Set up the computer as an Internet Connection Sharing server, which shares its Internet connection with other networked computers.
• Set up the computer as an Internet Connection Sharing client, which accesses the Internet through another computer.
• Create a bridge between two or more network connections, combining them into a single logical connection.
• Create a floppy disk containing the Wizard files so that the Wizard can run on another computer.

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Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows the computer to share internet connection to other computers in the network. This feature is available since Windows 98 SE and improves better in Windows XP.

Internet Connection Sharing Capabilities are:

• Multiple users can gain access to the Internet through a single connection by using Dial-Up Networking and local networking.
• Connected devices receive transparent network configuration by using Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to resolve Internet names.
• Any IP-attached device can connect, including older Windows-based clients, non-Windows-based clients, Microsoft Windows 98-based clients, and Microsoft Windows 2000-based clients, with no additional client software required.
• Connected devices and software have comprehensive protocol support. For example, you can play Internet games without additional configuration, or you can use Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) to gain access to your corporate network.

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