Is it a cable connection or is it a wireless connection?
Are you sure the cable works?
Are you sure it's fully in?
Is the switch/hub/router that the cable is connected powered on?
Is there an active DHCP server on the network you're on?
Are you able to ping localhost?
Is there a firewall blocking the DHCP server request?
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