Common connection problems...
 

I just setup my new laptop and am having troubles connecting to my local network. It's plugged into my router. One of my neighbors must have a wireless network because that's how I'm connecting now.

Any suggestions? I want to get on my local network.

Does the laptop have a wireless/wired switch? Most new ones do.

All I know is the icon at the bottom of the screen is telling me my network cable is unplugged and its not.

go into your network properties and see if wich network is availble..if you have wireless make sure that wireless network is on enable.