EG
Thanks. I've managed to get the thing to connect by manually inserting the IP in the appropriate place. However, that isn't the end of it I'm afraid. For some reason I can't get the laptop to network with the router even though they are seemingly connected.
As a result I can't access the internet. Also, I suspect that the laptop is interfering somehow with the other PC that is wirelessly connected to the router as it keeps dropping its own connection whenever I try and do something with the laptop.
This seriously pisses off my son whose PC it is...