[brad]

ok I have tried to renew the IP via cmd, it failed, the message I got back was:
Windows IP Configuration

No operation could be performed on Local Area Connection while it has its media disconnected.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State ...: Media Disabled.

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection Specific DNS Suffix:
Autoconfiguration IP Address:...169.254.193.144
Subnet Mask:.........................255.255.0.0
Default Gateway:

When I tried ipconfig/renew, similarly it failed, claiming to have been unable to contact my DHCP Server it timed out.

I just have no idea how to fix this! As always any help would be awesome, thanks. brad