hello john thank u for replying here is what u want
iam in the UK
my ISP is virgin media
upstream downstream is 4 meg
make and model modem virgin media model number E08c007
make and model for router D-Link DI 524
wireless
WPA-PSK
data ecryption TKIP
i had the PC built for me so only info i have on it is what i posted sorry for this

XP Pro sp2
IE
description of error message exactly is
You might not be able to access the internet or some network resources This problem occurred because the network did not assign a network address to the computer
i clicked details and this comes up
physical address 00-1c-df-58-77-bb
ip address 169.254.252.47
subnet mask 255.555.0.0
default gateway
DNS server
WINS server
yes tryed connecting direct and it works
i have a laptop which is on vista which works fine on the network all around the house.
these are my results from the command prompts that u requested
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>ping 216.109.112.135
Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable
Destination host unreachable.
Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>ping yahoo.com
Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again.
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>NBTSTAT
Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
(NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
NBTSTAT [ [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n]
[-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [interval] ]
-a (adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its name
-A (Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its
IP address.
-c (cache) Lists NBT's cache of remote [machine] names and their IP
addresses
-n (names) Lists local NetBIOS names.
-r (resolved) Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
-R (Reload) Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
-S (Sessions) Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses
-s (sessions) Lists sessions table converting destination IP
addresses to computer NETBIOS names.
-RR (ReleaseRefresh) Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refr
esh
RemoteName Remote host machine name.
IP address Dotted decimal representation of the IP address.
interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds
between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying
statistics.
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>NBTSTAT-n
'NBTSTAT-n' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>NBTSTAT -b
Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
(NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
NBTSTAT [ [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n]
[-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [interval] ]
-a (adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its name
-A (Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its
IP address.
-c (cache) Lists NBT's cache of remote [machine] names and their IP
addresses
-n (names) Lists local NetBIOS names.
-r (resolved) Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
-R (Reload) Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
-S (Sessions) Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses
-s (sessions) Lists sessions table converting destination IP
addresses to computer NETBIOS names.
-RR (ReleaseRefresh) Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refr
esh
RemoteName Remote host machine name.
IP address Dotted decimal representation of the IP address.
interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds
between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying
statistics.
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>NBTSTAT -n
Wireless Network Connection 2:
Node IpAddress: [169.254.252.47] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
NA-7BE65BF2852E<00> UNIQUE Registered
NA-7BE65BF2852E<20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : na-7be65bf2852e
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-DF-58-77-BB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.252.47
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
C:\Documents and Settings\jason>
i also found this on the internet could this be the problem if so how ould i solve it bearing in mind before i formatted my pc i had it came on for like 10 mins with no problem
#
# If using a broadband router and DHCP on your network, check your computer's IP address to verify it is valid and not a private address that starts with 169.254. An invalid address of the form 169.254.x.x signifies your computer's inability to obtain a usable IP address from your router.
thank u very much for ur reply and ur help