I've had to reset my router because of ip conflict. I opened up the setup menu through 192.168.1.1(routers ip address). after configuring the network i unpluged then pluged the power back into the router. on my computer it shows the ip address of the router and says "connected" yet theres no internet at all. do i have to change ip address settings or something? i mean i just set it to "automatically obtain ip address" and saved setup. do i have to go in more depth with the settings to actually recieve a connection?

Tell us a little more about your setup. Is there a cable modem besides the router? What router is it? How many PCs are on the network? Run ipconfig /all from a command prompt & post the output. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

I have one laptop connected to the router which is setup in my room( a BEFSR41linksys wired router which is the jumper router coming off of the default gateway in the living room). The default router is out in the living room that is hooked up to the cable modem( a linksys WRT54G) that is wireless.

I'm not sure I understand completely but if you have 2 routers, that's the problem. Connect the wireless router to the modem & run all PCs from there. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.