Mochabomb

First see if your internet connection is up - can you use windows update or Mozilla/Yahoo Chat/MSN Messenger to access anything on the net? Click on the “refresh” key on your browser to ensure its not pulling up a cached page.

For your geeks out there, your could check via terminal:

Start | run | cmd then type ipconfig to see your current settings:
C:\Documents and Settings\ChiefGeek>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.10.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.10.1

C:\Documents and Settings\ChiefGeek>ping 66.218.71.205

Pinging 66.218.71.205 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 66.218.71.205: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=244
Reply from 66.218.71.205: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=244
Reply from 66.218.71.205: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=244

Ping statistics for 66.218.71.205:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 17ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 18ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\ChiefGeek>

You could also try a chat program or something, Mozilla if its installed.

If Norton Internet Security is installed, it mighthave blocked out IE from accessing the internet - check for blocked programs within the Firewall for Norton.

Thanks to Ed Martinez for this hint!