Connected to router but not internet - Vista?

Question

When I cmd>ipconfig it says the following:

Media State….Disconnected

Connection Specific DNS suffix . : [Nothing Appears]

IP Address [Doesn’t Show]

Subnet Mask [Doesn’t Show]

Default Gateway [Doesn’t Show]

What can I do to fix this? Any ideas?

thanks, in advance

(also, there are no packets being received)

Answer 1

Plug in the Ethernet cable into the computer.

Answer 2

another good reason to upgrade to msoft vista

you may find some help here for your router

http://www.portforward.com/english/route...

you might want unplug both the router and modem and let them reset

if not unplug modem , reset the router by holding a pin in the reset switch in the back

set up the router again from scratch

with cable you sometimes have to tell it reset the dns to reset and restore  ( some term something like that)

with dsl you sometimes have to tell it to connect the first time - guess that it is a security measure

you will have to hunt around for those terms in the web based control center interface

then plug in both , reboot and go

http://www.portforward.com/english/route...

Answer 3

Hey, Please use the cd which was included in the package! :P

also

ipconfig/release

ipconfig/flushdns

ipconfog/registerdns