[nighthawk]

Below is the easiest way to verify

Unplug the Ethernet Cable

in my computer select network places (on the left hand menu)

Then select network adapters (left hand menu)

make sure that your network adapter shows as not connected (there should be a red cross in the bottom left hand corner of the icon)

plug the ethernet back in & make sure the icon changes to connected.

press start

type "CMD" and hit enter

type "IPCONFIG"

This should now display your IP address & it should be an external one (ie it will not start 192 or 10)

if it still shows an internal adress try typing the following in the "DOS Box"

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /renew

this will release the current IP & try and obtain a new address.

If this doesn't work, let me know and i will give you a few other things to try.