Mike, I did try the uninstall/reboot but that didn't solve the problem, unfortunately. ussnorway, I'm not sure about those settings - I don't think I set them up that way. On the other hand, I haven't made any changes to those settings (at least not on purpose) and the Ethernet was working fine...
I'm trying to set up a router, but the setup keeps telling me that my Ethernet adapter is not working. The Ethernet adapter troubleshooting tells me that the computer is configured correctly but the DNS server is not responding. (During this time the Internet is working as I have the cable...