The skins are not in the in the settings. they are a seperate folder in your c partion where you can put different skins. I said to choose one that shows your IP address because it is just easier to look at the screen and see if its connected or not.
You can always look in the settings and see your IP address, and see if it is connected or not. try that. remember, like my tut said. Many times for me if the wires aren't connected on powering up, then it won't see a connection. good luck.