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Ethernet connected but no internet

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erasmus22

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Good evening everyone,

Simple enough, my computer is connected to my modem/router hybrid but it will NOT connect to the internet. The router is providing internet just fine (I am currently typing this on my laptop using internet from that same laptop). I have tried everything. I've tried the different ports on the router, I've tried different Ethernet cables, I've even had the modem/router replaced. None of this has worked, so I am convinced that it is somehow a problem with the settings of the computer which will simply not connect to the internet.

The computer will connect to the router (I can login and fiddle around with settings). I've tried re-installing the Ethernet card's driver (it's built into my motherboard). I've tried inputting IP and DNS servers manually, but nothing works.

Here is a copy of my ipconfig and my ipconfig /all.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Alexander>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20dc:9f00:e375:1224%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
192.168.0.1

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Reusable ISATAP Interface {159633D0-3DA1-4C7E-AD46-459303BF5F80}:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

C:\Users\Alexander>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Home-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connectio
n
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 54-04-A6-29-5D-91
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20dc:9f00:e375:1224%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:50:10 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:36:47 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 240387238
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-17-1A-37-BF-54-04-A6-29-5D-91

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.222.0.94
24.222.0.95
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Reusable ISATAP Interface {159633D0-3DA1-4C7E-AD46-459303BF5F80}:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
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Hey,

I went to Network Connetions>Local Area Connetion>Properties>IPv4> and tried 2 things:

1. Leave everything obtain automatically but went to "Advanced>Default Gateways> Add: and I added 192.168.0.1

2. Manually enter IP address and DNS servers as follows:
IP address 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask. 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

Preferred DNS 192.168.0.1
Alternate DNS Server 192.168.0.2

Neither of these options helped. When I bring up a new "ipconfig" it still says:
"Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
192.168.0.1"

Also, weird thing, when I hit ok and close properties, on the Local Area Connection Status window, next to IPv4 Connectivity, it says "Internet" for about a minute before changing to "no internet access", and further, I am getting a LOT of bytes both sent and received under activity, but no internet...

Thanks for any more help you can provide.
 


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