It seems my computer is being an ass. Here's my situation: My PC is clearly connected to the internet. I use a wireless router and my laptop connects fine. Problem is, my PC doesn't want to "use" the connection. My web browser, and other applications like iTunes, always gives me an "address not found" page. I've checked that it wasn't a problem with the cable connecting my modem to my PC. The bubble pops in and out warning me I have gained/lost a connection. So that's fine. The fact I get internet on my laptop proves the modem is fine. I'm not sure what's wrong. Help would be much appreciated.

Open a command prompt and run: ipconfig /all Post the output here. Also from the command prompt: ping google.com ping 209.85.171.99 Post the outputs of those as well.

Alrighty. I'd note there is a router between the modem and the PC, if that wasn't apparent before. IPCONFIG/ALL: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Meno>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Harold Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth ernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-2A-A7-D8-1C Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::214:2aff:fea7:d81c%4 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1 Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%5 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-00-01 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.1%2 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled C:\Documents and Settings\Meno> PING GOOGLE: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Meno>ping google.com Ping request could not find host google.com. Please check the name and try again . C:\Documents and Settings\Meno> PING 209: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Meno>ping google.com Ping request could not find host google.com. Please check the name and try again . C:\Documents and Settings\Meno>ping 209.85.171.99 Pinging 209.85.171.99 with 32 bytes of data: Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Ping statistics for 209.85.171.99: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), C:\Documents and Settings\Meno> Thank you for the response. :D

IP Address. . . . . .: 192.168.0.1 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : The IP address shown ^^^ is usually the router's IP address and the default gateway. The PC would be 192.168.0.2 or higher. Secondly, there is no default gateway. Packets can't be routed without one.

Possible fixes?

Give the PC a static IP address along with static DNS entries. Use 192.168.0.20 or something and use the DNSes of your ISP. Shut DHCP in the router.

Or, enable DHCP on the network connection on the PC. "So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown