helloplease could someone explain to me in laymans terms how to connect to net via ethernet.i have tried most things and it says it is connected yet no net.windows xp pro sp3 ie81 person needs an answerI do too

helloplease could someone explain to me in laymans terms how to connect to net via ethernet.i have tried most things and it says it is connected yet no net.windows xp pro sp3 ie8on the network connection status is showing connected sent 99 packets recieved 10.animation shows a padlock.in the tray the icon says connected 100.0mbpsstill can not access the net