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janipewter · 10-10-2006, 14:03

In this order, making sure you have completely removed the USB cable from the modem and your PC:

1) Switch everything off
2) Connect modem to router with ethernet cable (make sure it's a UTP cable and not a crossover, the one which came with your modem is a UTP so it's fine), making sure you plug it into the WAN port, not any LAN ports.
3) Connect router to your PC with ethernet cable (also make sure it's a UTP and not a crossover, the one which should have come with your router is also a UTP so it's fine). This can go in any of the LAN ports on the router, it doesn't matter.
4) Turn on the router. Give it a couple of seconds to run through the self test, and then turn on the modem. This way the modem learns the routers mac address and it gets an IP assigned to it. Wait about 30 seconds for the modem to fully boot, and then reboot the router. This allows the router to pick up the connectivity from the modem.
5) Turn on your PC and test Internet. It should work fine.

10-10-2006, 14:03	#9
janipewter Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plymouth Age: 36 Services: Sky HD Multiroom, VM XL Phone, VM XXL BB Posts: 654	Re: Ethernet Problems. In this order, making sure you have completely removed the USB cable from the modem and your PC: 1) Switch everything off 2) Connect modem to router with ethernet cable (make sure it's a UTP cable and not a crossover, the one which came with your modem is a UTP so it's fine), making sure you plug it into the WAN port, not any LAN ports. 3) Connect router to your PC with ethernet cable (also make sure it's a UTP and not a crossover, the one which should have come with your router is also a UTP so it's fine). This can go in any of the LAN ports on the router, it doesn't matter. 4) Turn on the router. Give it a couple of seconds to run through the self test, and then turn on the modem. This way the modem learns the routers mac address and it gets an IP assigned to it. Wait about 30 seconds for the modem to fully boot, and then reboot the router. This allows the router to pick up the connectivity from the modem. 5) Turn on your PC and test Internet. It should work fine.