Ok did the reset command - restarted and had no internet connection - went into the connection and the DNS Fields were filled in properly but I had to fill in the PC's IP Address and default Gateway. Once I did that connection to the internet was established.

I did track down the problem though ... well sort of. Today I did a restart of the pc and when it restarted ... no internet (appeared as Local Connection only)

I went into the network connection and the DNS was blank again. So it appears this happens every time the computer restarts.

Any idea what in a computer reboot might be making the DNS disappear?