NateM

Yes it just stopped working. I failed to mention that we had a guy come check out computers because none were receiving the internet. He said it had something to do with lightning that had struck the night before. He did something to supposedly fix it, but only this computer receives the net now, and not my notebook. I did system restore several times and nothing has fixed it. (-That box is also checked) I also did the "ipconfig /all" it sais, "Windows IP Configuration" I've tried different cables, I've power-cycled the router, the computer that I am on experiences no problem with the router, and the light never came on the router even when it was directing the net towards my notebook. I think I am just going to send this crap back to Dell and demand this be taken care of. The touchpad never worked properly, the f7 key came popped off, and it does not play dvd's properly. I am at odds with technology right now.

I have many cables. They all work because I used them for my other computers, and everything works fine for them.

My notebook's ethernet port no longer detects the ethernet cord that is attatched to my router. When I directly connect my modem to my ethernet port, it says something like, "limited or no connection." And it only detects that half the time, and most recently my port does not detect any wired connection. I asked another forum about this and the guy told me to uninstal my SP2. I can not find Windows Service Pack 2 in my "add or remove programs." This is weird because I have noticed in there before but it is not there and I didn't uninstall it myself. I have tried system restore but that has done nothing to help. My port has always detected the internet until most recently. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou.