Well I tried to do everything you suggested....and nothing worked.....it's not my computer.....i think it's a software problem.......i could connect and i redid my system, and then nothing.....i redid my system over and over, trying different things......i even changed the ehternet card, everything was normal in my network settings......went into the routter settings as well...still nothing......thanks for the help....i'll keep checking back here for fixes......