problem resolved.  my norton subscription expired and was filtering out internet access for some odd reason. i uninstalled it and now it works. just reinstalled norton with new subscription and it works flawlessly.
Well I turned on my computer this morning and it magically wouldn't connect to the internet. It does connect to local but not to the internet. I have connected it straight to a few different modems in different locations with a lan cable and all i get is local access. I have done dns flush Ipconfig release and renew, reset winsock, and removed my network adapter and let windows reinstall it on reboot. any other ideas? i'm fresh out. :( not too computer savy in the cmd department so please explain complicated steps. any help appreciated thanks -zach
Dell 1525 Won't Connect To The Internet