Toshiba Thrive tablet connects to Linksys E1000, but can't browse internet

HELP!  I bought my wife a Toshiba Thrive 16GB tablet for Christmas and have spent 3 hours being bounced back and forth between Toshiba and Cisco support! 
I have a wireless network with a Linksys E1000 router.  I'm using WPA2 Personal security, MAC filtering is turned off, and all other settings are basically default.  I have updated it to the latest firmware version (2.1.02).  I have 2 laptops, a wireless access point for my DirecTV DVR and WII (with a switch in-between) and an Apple IPhone 4.  All of these devices have NO problem connecting wirelessly to the router and browsing the Internet.
I set the tablet up, connected to my network (checked the password and security settings 6 times).  The tablet shows that it is connected to my local network.  However, when I try to access the Internet, it hangs.  Fortunately, there is some idiot in the neighborhood who has an unsecured network.  I connected the tablet to that network and VOILA! I was able to browse, download the latest updates for the tablet, etc.
So, I thought, OK, let's disable all security on my router, so I set the wireless security to "disabled".  Saved, and restarted.  The tablet STILL won't browse the internet!
I'm tired of being tossed back and forth with techs who are clueless.  Has anyone had any problem similar to this with an Android-based device?
I would think that if the tablet is accepted with its credentials that it would allow internet access!  One final thing that I tried was turning on MAC filtering and allowing access using the MAC address and that still didn't work.
When I look at the details of the connection on the tablet, it shows a strong signal, the SSID name, and the IP address that it was assigned by DHCP.  I hope that someone can help, otherwise I'll have to go back to Best Buy and exchange it for some other tablet.  I purposely bought this one over the IPad2 because the battery can be swapped out for a freshly charged one and the memory can be upgraded to add up to 128GB with a SD memory card.
Any help is appreciated as I have torn out the few remaining hairs on my head! <LOL>
MIACLOCKMAN

I'm replying to my own posting as I have solved the problem and wanted to post it in case anyone else has the same problem.  I would venture to say that upcoming updates to the Android system may solve this problem.
For some reason, when the Thrive is set for DHCP ip addressing, it is not going out to the internet.  So, I changed the network profile to manual with a static IP address.  I also input the router address and DNS addresses with the router's IP address.  As soon as I saved the changes it was magic.  The tablet connected and internet speed was lightning fast.
So, anyone having problems, give this a try as you'll not get anywhere with Cisco or Toshiba support.

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