[DonRucus]

All problems started when I connected our new PS3 to the wireless network. It worked for about 15 minutes, then knocked out the network. If anyone knows why that might be, please let me know.

Right now, I'm just trying to re-establish internet access. I went throught the troubleshooting and at the end I get the message:

Can not communicate with DNS server 24.94.163.100

I am running Vista, using a Lynksys router.

Any assistance, I am a computer neophyte so let me know what you need and how to get it.

PLEASE HELP, Thank You!

[DaBeers]

There are a couple possible issues here. The good thing is that it is unlikely to be caused by your system.

DNS servers are used to parse internet domain names like www.google.com into ip addresses. They are crucial to the operation of the internet, but subject to outages. Your ISP should compensate for these but the latest information is not always correctly passes down to your modem. Try the following:

Unplug your router, then unplug your modem. Wait about 20 seconds, then plug back in the modem. Wait until the modem lights finish cycling, then plug in your router.

(Assuming your running DHCP) During this time, your computer should notice the loss of connection and release your current IP address. When you plug in the router it should re-detect the network and re-assign all the pertinent connection criteria to your system. This would take care of a bad domain address.

This will most likely fix your problem, but if it doesn't, post back here and I will walk you through how to make a couple checks from the command prompt that may help track down the problem.