Connection works on Desktop, but not Laptop?

I'm doing some work from home today and trying to get on the internet from my work laptop so I can access the VPN. I've got online using this laptop before from other locations away from work: someone else's home, hotel, etc...

I have road runner cable modem at home. Internet connection works fine on my home PC. But, if I take the same cat5 cable that is plugged into my PC, and plug it into the laptop, I can't connect to the internet. I get the "limited or no connectivity" message. I don't get it. :banghead

 

try this out quick

start - run - type cmd - hit enter
type ipconfig/all
copy that into a post so we can see your ip configuration

me or someone else can help out from there. just need a little more info to see whats up.

 

Thanks for the reply, I haven't had the chance to mess with this more until today... here's what I got when running ipconfig/all

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Carson-JP>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 67916-Carson
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : myfdle.net
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-23-43-68-A9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.242.174
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-E1-07-7D-F1

 

strangely enough I got things working... I used my old linksys router (which previously I could not get work, then suddenly seemed to work without any changes) and have connected my laptop to the internet via wireless connection....

also,...why can't I edit my previous post? I'd like to change parts of it...

 

There is a time limit on editing posts in this forum.