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Originally Posted by Ukf@ce
Ok, I've tried connecting the linksys again but windows is telling me that I don't have a valid ip configuration. I've reset & powered down the modem but still no luck.
Or & one other thing, when I spoke to cs to order a SH they gave me a number to call once I received it. Said it was needed so I could get it working.?
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Your modem should be comnected to the blue port (WAN) on the linksys and then your pc/laptop/whatever connects to one of the other 4 lan ports. You should turn everything off, power on the modem first and wait for all the lights to stop flashing and go solid, then do the same for your router and then turn your pc on. Go to
http://192.168.1.1 which is the address on your linksys router and you can set stuff up from there such as dhcp (which is what you want to be looking at for your windows problem), wireless network and passwords etc, port forwarding etc.
I'll warn you now if you ring VM up when you get the shub they'll expect you to use it in router mode which is not what you want to do. Get it activated, let it download the latest firmware and then go to
http://192.168.0.1 (shub's address) and click the modem mode button.
One of the many joys of using your linksys router will be putting some static entries in for dns servers which want to be 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (google's). VM's will then go into 3rd position as a backup.