One of my computers decided to not connect anymore. I have a external cable modem. 2 computers run to it. One computer still hooks up. The ethernet card looks like its working, shows its connected. No web pages open up. What else can I look at?

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ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew If those command don't resolve the issue, then do the following: Check all cable termination and status lights. Check gateway settings: ipconfig | findstr Gateway Check subnet settings: ipconfig | findstr Subnet Check VLAN settings if appropriate. Check default routes: netstat -r Temporarily disable the firewall: netsh firewall set opmode disable Ping a remote host: ping 208.67.222.222 Temporarily (or permanently) set DNS to OpenDNS: netsh int ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static208.67.222.222 primary netsh int ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static208.67.220.220 index=2 Check DNS:nslookup microsoft.com. (Include period at end for Fully Qualified Domain Name (FDQN)) If all passes, re-enable firewall:netsh firewall set opmode enable Ping a remote host to check firewall: ping 208.67.222.222