Network connection issue

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Jim Douglas wrote:
> I boot up, get assigned an IP address by service provider, when I do an ipconfig I see the address.
> 
> But I can't browse the internet.  Suggestions?
> 
> (The computer has worked for the lat 2 years, on re-boot it no longer works.)
> 
> 
> Jim
> 

Are you sure its a valid IP?
DSL or cable internet?got a router?
have you pinged loopback, localhost, gateway? tried pinging a remote IP? 
if you can ping by IP but not name then  DNS is screwy.


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