Dell Inspiron 5000e
Intel p3 700/550 (speedstep)
256mb ram
10gig hd
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I searched and searched, but I couldn't find any previous posts ANYWHERE on the internet about this problem.

I have tcp/ip, a modem, and a nic installed in network properties. In the tcp/ip properties for both the modem and nic, i cannot specify an IP address. I click in the field, but nothing comes up when I type. DHCP works fine, but I need to set my own IP to get on a network at school.

As for the modem...I searched through the dial-up connection properties for one of my connections, and I found a way to change the IP address there, but I need to change the nic's address.

I asked Dell, and they said to restore my system to a previous working copy, but none of the restores worked. Since the computer is fairly new, I went ahead and reformatted , but the problem persists.

This is the only problem i've had with ME, btw.

Any ideas? Please help...
Thanks.