Wifi works but main router internet doesn't?!

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Hi guys, all was well last night, but today when going to use the main computer where the router is the internet doesn't work?!

However my macbook, iphone etc connects to the wifi fine?!

When I got to set up a new connection or whatever in network connections it doesn't even see the router?!
 
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If the PC isn't seeing the router at all, and it's wired check the wiring :)
The fastest way to check is to look at the lights on the router or the back of the PC where the cable goes in, normally at each end (router and PC) there will be indicators to show if there is a basic electrical connection :)

IE your router might have a pair of LED's per physical port, one to show it recognises a cable being connected to it and another device, and a second one for activity.
If the connection lights are not lit, it means generally either the cable is unplugged (or making a bad connection) at one end, push them in and see if the light turns on, or the cable is damaged..
The other possibility is that the either the routers LAN port has failed, or the PC's network card is disabled or has failed.

Basically, if it's a wired connection to the main PC, try unplugging the cable and plugging it back in at both ends, then try a different port on the router, and a different cable (or try plugging your mac book into the cable instead of the PC and see if it connects via the cable).

A spare network cable is always handy when having network connection problems:) (I tend to take a spare cable and an old router when I go to fix friends internet connections, as it lets me rule out the cabling to the PC and the PC itself very quickly)
 
It's also worth running ipconfig in a cmd prompt and checking that the IP you are using is on the same network as the router. If it's not than this can explain a lack of connectivity between PC and router.
 
So i reset the router to factory settings.

Now, I could access the router 192.168 to set up in my address bar on my Macbook, but I can't access it on the PC the router is connected too?!
 
So I get error "80246005", and it looks like realtek driver on my computer needs updating could potentially fix the issue but I can't download the update. I've started the services etc.
 
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