Lasio, thanks for the suggestion, but it isnīt that; I checked it. 
Poss that was quick
Thereīs now (like always) 3 icons in the right bottom corner of PCs. 2 of them, like normal, have a red cross, and 1 has 3 green half circles that increase in size radiating out from the right hand side, indicating that the machine is connected to the net.
īNever dial a connectionī was already done, as was not working offline.
When it comes to pinging, I think I understand what you mean and the (translated from Norwegian) result is:
Pings
www.bbc.co.uk [198.18.1.11] with 32 byte data:
Answer from 10.0.0.138: Goalhost can not be reached.
Answer from 10.0.0.138: Goalhost can not be reached.
Answer from 10.0.0.138: Goalhost can not be reached.
Ping statistic for 198.18.1.11:
Parcels: sent = 4, recieved = 4, lost = 0 <0% loss>,
Average time for go-return in milliseconds:
minimum = 0ms, maximum = 0ms, average = 0ms
If that makes any sense to you..... 