im new to ethernet networking and im having issues networking my laptop to a tower im using as a storage bin. the hardware is connected and working with all the correct drivers, ive connected the two with cat 5 cable and ive run the windows home and small office setup wizards but i keep getting the *computer network/!* symbol in my tray with the notice "the connection has limited or no connectivity. you might not be able to access...." blah blah. when i check the status of the connection it says that the problem occurred becausse the network did not assign a network address to teh computer. what do i do from here? ive run the wizards several times, used different cables - all cat 5 of 5e - and done everything i can think of save kicking stuff and hoping it works afterward. im going to try accessing my router's information and getting the pertinent dns stuff and manually configuring the ip address and subnet mask - HELP WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS!