Wireless connection - Limited or no connectivity

Yesterday night here was a rain and thunder. In the morning when I start my computer I am not able to go online. There was a message on the wireless connection "Limited or no connectivity" and my computer shows it is not connected to the Wireless Access Point. I fixed the issue and went online just within 5 minutes. Here I am pointing the possible troubleshooting steps we can try in this situation.

Limited or no connectivity - Troubleshooting steps

Step 1: Refresh the network list and try to reconnect

This is the first step I did when I saw the alert limited or no connectivity. I just refresh the wireless network list and when the network came back I click to connect.

Step 2: Delete prefered wireless network list and refresh the network list

The next possible step we can do is clear all previously saved wireless networks from your computer. After removing the saved networks ,click on view available wireless network button to see the currently available wireless networks.


To get more instruction how to perform step 1 and step 2 click on the link below.


How to refresh the network list and delete prefered networks



3. Disable Security softwares on your computer

The next possible step we can do is disable all security softwares with firewall feature running on your computer. Some firewalls can block your wireless connection as they are providing too much security to your computer.

The steps to disable Windows Firewall on your computer

If your computer has any third party security softwares like Norton Internet Security,Mcfee ,ZoneAlarm etc you need to read their manuals or get customer support.

4. Shift to Wireless Zero Configuration

If your computer is using any third party wirelss utilities like Dell wireless utility or Linksys WLAN monitor etc ,you need to disable that program and enable wireless zero configuration to control your wireless networks.


Steps to start Wireless Zero Configuration

5. Adapter side trubleshootings

Here we are assuming that the wireless adapter inserted in your computer may have some issues. To know the steps to troubleshoot your wireless adapter click on the link below.


How to troubleshhot your wireless adapter


6. Wireless router/ Access Point side troubleshootings

Here we are changing the SSID ,wireless security type and the wireless key of the wirless network and try to connect our computer to the new network.



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