Problem to connect my laptop to the modem through router

[itxel28]

Hello.
I explain what it happens to me in case somebody can help me.
I am residing in even UK.Mi has contracted by cable TV, Tlf and Internet of the company Virgin Media.
Obvious the connected modem this to its PC with the cable.
Now… I have my Laptop (with the operating system in spanish) and want to connect it to Internet with its same coneccion. I wanted to try to take advantage of my to router D-Link 504T that tapeworm until recently in Spain and I did the following thing:
The network cable that goes from the modem to the PC I connected to the port nº 1 of router D-Link.
In the port nº 2 connects another cable of network until the PC and there perfect! This species of bridge works, since the PC has connection.
The bad thing is that in the port nº 3 I connect a third cable of network until my Laptop, but this does not receive connection. Yes the PC but not my laptop.
Somebody can help indicandome me that I make bad, or if I must form something in my laptop?
The truth, I need it to be able to work.
Thanks.

[Paul K]

If the laptop is not connecting then it may be a setting on the laptop or your router or laptop ethernet ports are not working/ enabled.

[Dai]

Originally Posted by Paul

If the laptop is not connecting then it may be a setting on the laptop or your router or laptop ethernet ports are not working/ enabled.

That was my first thought as well. Possibly the NIC card is disabled.
I've found it necessary to do this sometimes to get wireless to work reliably.

Running XP or Vista?

[MovedGoalPosts]

Sorry, but the D-Link 504T is an ADSL based router, which is incompatible with cable due to the inbuilt ADSL modem. You need a cable compatible router.

[punky]

Moved to networking forum