Can't connect via ethernet cable

trying to connect my laptop inspiron 6000 to the internet via ethernet and I get the following from the ipconfig/all cmd. It get no problems from the wireless network it's just the ethernet connection. The port keeps blinking a orange light when I connect the cable. The information below I get when connecting the cable modem directly to the laptop.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : launchmodem.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homeoffi-42f7d1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : launchmodem.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : launchmodem.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook Adapter WPC54G V
3 #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-10-91-1D-AB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:56:46 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:56:46 PM


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-73-12-71

C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homeoffi-42f7d1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : launchmodem.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : launchmodem.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook Adapter WPC54G V
3 #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-10-91-1D-AB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:56:46 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:56:46 PM


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-73-12-71

C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>



This info I get when connecting to the linksys rounter via the ethernet cable.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-73-12-71

C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homeoffi-42f7d1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : launchmodem.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : launchmodem.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook Adapter WPC54G V
3 #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-10-91-1D-AB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:56:46 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:56:46 PM


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-73-12-71

C:\Documents and Settings\NELSON>

 

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