oblivion

well, i have a belkin wireless router (F5D7230-4)

i probably dont need it, and probably wasnt worth the $80 i spent. But the sales person said i could have a $30 mail in rebate. I found out later on it exspired....that f*ckin bastard. ILL KILL HIM!!!!

well, since im stuck with the modem, i need help setting it up

i have a westell DSL modem. The problem is, when i try to set up, my router fails to make a connection with my modem.

anyone got any ideas?

limited

There are ton of things that could be the problem, but we'll start off easy.
There should be lights labeled Link or PC on the Router and the DSL modem. When its connected, do these lights go on?

losthellhound

Does the router have an uplink light?

Could be a matter of cables, having cross-overs when you should have stright through.. if you answer limited's question we'll know what direction to go

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Cynthetiq

since you have DSL I'm assuming that you have not setup the PPOE portion of your router which is what makes the connection like your dialer does.

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Moobie

You may need to change the IP address of the router if it's set as the same as your modem. I had this problem. Your modem is probably set as 192.168.1.1 and if the default IP address of your router is the same they won't be able to see each other. If you go into the setup options on the router you should be able to change it. That could be the problem.

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oblivion

hmm...got it working........

u know why it didnt work? I put verizon in the "optional" isp service. After i took it off, heyhey...it works