Home network connection with no connection - IP address related?

My home network says I have little or no connection because my IP address is not updated. I click on repair, but it says it cannot fix the problem and to contact my network administrator. It is a home network, so that would be me and I don't know what to do. The name of my network is not coming up either. Would appreciate any suggestions you may have.

Home network connection with no connection - IP address related?
If you are running a Windows based system, click on start and choose the "Run" option. In the space that appears, type "cmd" in lower case letter and click OK. On the black dos screen, after the flashing cursor, type "ipconfig" and hit enter on the keyboard. The information that displays will tell you your ip address. If the ip address begins with 169.xx.xx.xx you have an invalid ip address. If it begins with 192.xx.xx.xx you could have a problem with the router.


If you do not see the name of your home network, there might be a problem with the router you are using, especially since you cannot renew the ip address automatically. Little or no connectivity through a router generally means ip renewal problem. Try this:


Shut off all computers on the network.


Unplug the electrical power cord from the router.


Unplug the electrical power cord from your modem.


Wait 60 seconds and plug the power back into the modem.


Wait 30 seconds and plug power back into router.


Wait 30 seconds and power up one of the computers. If you have one directly connected via ethernet to the router, power that one up first.


After computer has booted up and loaded all startup programs, wait 15-20 seconds then open your web browser and see if you can download a page. The procedure I described is call "forced ip" and makes all the equipment reset and look for connections. If this does not work, disconnect from the router and go straight to the modem with an ethernet connection to one of the computers. Unplug the power from the modem and wait 30 secs, then plug back in. Then restart the computer. If you can connect in this manner, that indicates a problem with the router. If you cannot connect to the internet still, then the modem could have the problem. either way, at least you find out which piece of equipment is causing the problem.


Hope this works for you.
Reply:Ok, what you need to do is disable the network and delete the settings, make sure there is no network then go to new connection set up wizard and create a new connection, the simplest way and always works.
Reply:If you are going through a router I would restart and make sure it is pulling a IP for your ISP. I would then restart my pc or retry the repair to see if you get an IP there.