Limited connection with IP release/renew problems

don't bother - - that's ~ $1.00/ft ! !

so what's your status?
You should see a complete set of TCP values and using the command Prompt

ping 8.8.8.8
nslookup 8.8.8.8

and get back

Code:

ping 8.8.8.8

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=49
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=49
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=49
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 59ms, Average = 48ms

nslookup 8.8.8.8
Server:  dns-cac-lb-01.rr.com
Address:  209.18.47.61

Name:    google-public-dns-a.google.com
Address:  8.8.8.8

Lets go back a little. I'm wired in direct now. Should I leave the wireless adapter connected? Should I be able to connect to the internet, because I can't. The local area connection says connected and the wireless network connection says connected.

I didn't get the make/model of modem and router. Here it is.
Motorola SB5100 Surfboard cable modem
Linksys wireless n broadband router model wrt160n v2

also, I tried this:
reset the TCP/IP network stack. Open the command prompt by going to Start, Run and typing in CMD. Now type the following command:
netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
There should have been a message saying it was successful but there wasn't.

I also found this on the microsoft support site.
Manual steps to determine whether the Winsock2 key is corrupted for Windows XP users

Use the Msinfo32 program
Click Start, click Run, type Msinfo32, and then click OK.
Expand Components, expand Network, and then click Protocol.
You will have ten sections under Protocol. The section headings will include the following names if the Winsock2 key is undamaged:
MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]
MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]
RSVP UDP Service Provider
RSVP TCP Service Provider
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
If the names are anything different from those in this list, the Winsock2 key is corrupted, or you have a third-party add-on, such as proxy software, installed.

Don't know if it matters, but I only have the first 4 in my list

Hope this gives you a little more information.

Thanks!

ok!! Happy Days! Got it working.

I deleted the winsock and winsock2. I backed up the registry before I did this.

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
In Registry Editor, locate the following keys, right-click each key, and then click Delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

then i installed the tcp/ip

Step 2: Install TCP/IP
Right-click the network connection, and then click Properties.
Click Install.
Click Protocol, and then click Add.
Click Have Disk.
Type C:\Windows\inf, and then click OK.
On the list of available protocols, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click OK.

Thank you jobeard!! Couldn't have done it without you.

Jolly Good ! ! !

btw; when you have two network adaptors, disable the one to be ignored so that the other
can be exclusive; especially for a laptop where you almost always have both wired and wifi adaptors.

right-click on My Computer->Manage
dbl-click Device Mgr
expand [+] Network Adapters
disable that adaptor to be ignored

In addition, don't get goofy on the 1394 adaptor - - that's the FireWire alternative to USB, so leave it alone.