[daveyboyd]

I have just clean installed XP Pro on my Desktop PC. Previously it was connected via a Netgear Router using an ADSL (Sky) connection and worked fine. I now have no router and it is hard wired via an ethernet cable using Virgin Broadband. However, I cannot get an internet connection. It says Limited or no connectivity and when I try to repair the connection I get no response. Fixes I have tried:

Net Shell resets - no difference

ipconfig /flushdns - no difference

ipconfig /release /renew (via CMD promt) - message says no contact with your DHCP server . . .

Unistalling Network Adapter Drivers (Realtek) - no difference

Now, when I have tried to access the default control page of the cable modem (Motorola) at the default ip 192.168.10.1 IE says it cannot open the search page.

The only thing I done which changed anything is when I changed the windows firewall settings of the connection to off, this then said that it was connected but I couldnt get anything on IE.

Could someone please shed some light on this for me, I would appriciate it greatly.

Dave