QUOTE(JOHNNYROCKER @ Jan 13 2007, 10:43 AM)

its plugged directly into my modem. but i tried turning it off and it still says that i still failed the ip address. now i have to use a user name and password to connect to the internet through my cable modem. but i tried typing in my username and pass and it still doesn't work. any idea why this is. is there another user name and password i should know about?
You're gonna have to use a router, either software based or preferably hardware based.