Right, probably have more questions than answers to start with
Can you connect via wireless?
Eliminate the switch, if you plug lappy directly into router do you get an ip address?
if not then you need to log on and check on the router that DHCP is enabled, i think it normally is by default, but its worth checking. If you have wireless connectivity you should be able to connect to your router via web page.
and
Check on the lappy - control panel, network setting, local area connection, Internet protocol (tcp/ip) click properties and check that its set to obtain an ip address automatically and not set to a static ip, same for dns.
If your able to check the above and still no joy then its always worth rebooting the router.
What Ethernet leads are you using?
We can work with the switch after you get it working connected directly, but post up the model number, I'm guessing its unmanaged so should work out of the box.
Bruce
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