[jfant1]

Firstly, thank you everyone for trying to help. I have had some success today but am stuck a little further on.

I now have a wired connection working from the new modem to the Linksys router and then on to the pc. I had a virgin engineer in today to fix a problem with the tv. I took the chance to talk about my router problem. He said there have been problems like mine with new modems being placed too far away from the routers even though they are connected by Ethernet cable. Sure enough, as soon as I brought the router in the living room next to the midem and connected them together with a shorter Ethernet cable from the modem to the router it worked first time...

However, I still need help! Its been so long since I created my secure wireless connection that I can't remember how to do it. I know it had something to do with pressing a button on the front if the router and I'm sure that's pretty much all I had to do. I really like a wireless connection indoors as our phones have wifi and its really useful. Can anyone help me with this one?

Thanks again

Jim