Network not starting

I've tried everything I could remember and from the Linux docs site.

ifconfig -a shows eth0, lo, and wlan0 up.
I've started the network manager with

/etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start

I've done the same manually for eth0 and wlan0

etc/rc.d/rc.inetd1 eth0 start
etc/rc.d/rc.inetd1 wlan0 start

I've added both opendns servers to /etc/resolv.conf

My Android devices can all use the Internet connection, so it's not likely my cable modem / router. I'm typing this on my tablet....

At this point I've used all I remember and read in the Linux docs, and on my laptop, I still can't connect. I can't even see the router as 198.168.0.1.

I need help, please.

Thanks