check your mac address, is it 00.00.00.00
if so, assuming windows os, try changing it for a valid one and then power cycling again.
go get a slax livecd and boot that to see if that works, and it will auto assign a new valid mac for 00.00.00.00 type ethernet cards ,just use that new mac inside windows network device drivers
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Originally Posted by xkennyx
Right..i think it must be my modem. When i was on the phone to tech support they were saying try it on a friends too see if it works..which i have done and it worked fine. i think it is my modem thats not talking to my network card! iv just done what haydnwalker's suggested and nothing. its still a private ip address.
Kenny
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hmm,did you use the same rj45 cable at your mates?
to check the modem, disconnect the cable feed into the modem and power cycle.
that should make the modem set itself and give out a 10.* ip
range.
if needed manually set your ethernet to the 10.0.0.2 ip and try pinging 10.0.0.1 that should be the modem if its not got the cable feed pluged in.