i hope this isn't a common problem i should already know how to solve....
I recently moved to the Netherlands and brough my laptop from home. normally i use wireless at home, but i can aslo use an ethernet cable. there are laptop outlets at my new dorm, but i can't get these to work on my computer!
It will say something like ":LAN now connected, speed 100.0 kbps" on the little bubble form the icon on the taskbar. but under support, the IP address appears as 000.00.00 etc and is said to be invalid. after a while, an IP address appears, but still no internet.
i tried C:/ ipconfig, and it says "Media disconnected"i have fiddled with most of the settings, and it still won't work. hope i haven't made it worse....
i've tried repair, but it just makes me wait and then fails. nothing seems to work. can anyone help?! i suspect that any geek worth his carpal tunnel will know the answer to my problem!