Internet connection problems

[Offlinex]

My desktop cannot connect to the internet. The internet works on all my other devices. I have an wrhwrnet canle pluged into the back of it, green lights and everything. The trouble shooter tells me "windows can't communicate with the device or resource (primary dns server). I have tried to reinstall the network driver along with reseting everything.

 

[i7Baby]

Post your build.

Have you connected via Connect to a Network?

Try another ethernet cable.

 

[Grimwinder]

Try opening the Network and Sharing Center in your Control panel, and seeing if the connection shows a red X. If so, click on the X and select Troubleshooting and see if Windows can correct the issue.

 

[Offlinex]

Tried different ether net cable and ports. The computer is connected to my home networkeep on the network and sharing center. No red X just a yellow limited connectivity sign.

 

[i7Baby]

Does anything else connected to the network have access to the internet?

Sounds like you've got the wrong DNS specified in the router set up.

 

[Offlinex]

My phone and I pad both work on the wifi

 

[Grimwinder]

Okay a couple of things to try. Open Network and Sharing again, and click on the connection listed (should be something like Local Area Connection 1 or such), select Diagnose and see if Windows finds any issues. If that shows nothing, click it again and select Properties, then click on first Internet Protocol Version 4 (and when done with that one then Version 6) and click Properties and make certain that Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically is selected, if it's not, write down the address shown and compare that to the DNS settings for your router, if those don't match, change the one on the PC to match the router. Here's a short guide to changing DNS addresses if needed-
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/browsers/f/change-dns-server.htm

 

[i7Baby]

Then your PC should work off the ethernet.

 

[Karthik Ga]

try DNS 8.8.8.8 for primary .It is a google DNS.Then if all fails try a new ethernet cable and run network troubleshooter and see the exact error
Cheers!