Since cancelling the VPN license (it was automatically renewed without adequately notifying me so I cancelled it altogether since I think it is a ripoff that a new user only pays a fraction of the price charged and alternative providers give far more connections for a lower price)
Since it was cancelled the computer will connect to the wifi and network but won't connect to the internet. Other computers on the network have no such issues. Manually setting the IP address also has no effect.
I thought I would post on here before uninstalling Avast altogether ( I still have one year left on the license).