[IndyGuy]

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Maybe an IPCONFIG /RELEASE then IPCONFIG /RENEW

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restarting did the trick....simple....both the idea and me for not thinking of it [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

as a matter of interest and for future reference, what does the above quote mean?

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Go to a command prompt and type in the command "ipconfig /release" which will release the IP address your machine has from the DHCP server (likely your wireless router). "ipconfig /renew" will get you a new one. It's essentially the same thing as hitting the repair button in the connection properties.

The DHCP server maintains a mapping of IP address to MAC address (hardware address) on each network card it talks to. If that list gets messed up, the communication breaks down. Release/renew will fix the problem. If it doesn't, it's possible something is screwed up with the networking stack in your operating system, and a reboot will usually fix it. Power cycling (rebooting) the router is also a good option at this point as well.