I'm a computer nut.

I'm not sure what history it is exactly that you trying to clear out from the network. If you are referring to bringing the TCP/IP settings back to original then this should work.
Type in this command in a command prompt window:
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
The part "c:\resetlog.txt" can be anything you want it to be. Just a directory and file name you want the log to be called after the reset. The log will show you exactly what TCP/IP parameters have been reset.