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Originally posted by Adeptus
Did you, by any chance, make a mistake in your previous post and the address actually starts with 169.254.xx.xx?

EDIT: These things are important, try to get them right next time.

169.254.xx.xx addresses are what Windows assigns when it times out trying to acquire an address via DHCP -- so yes, we are back to router,  cabling or NIC issues.

If you had it statically configured with an IP in the correct block and the correct netmask (probably 255.255.255.0) and couldn't ping the router, then something isn't working.  Your laptop probably also has an ethernet port on it -- I would suggest turning the wireless off and trying to connect it wired as a test.  If that works, then you know the router and cable are good.  If you have a different cable, try that as well.

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hmm, kk... i've got to go home now but ill pass the message on and will reply soon hopefully

thanks for the help. will give the stuff a try.

p.s. ma have got it wrong, was tryna fix it at the time >.< sorreh ^_^