Linksys WRT54GC Wireless Router "modm" Questions

...is to change your lan ip address different then the modem ip address. For example my lan ip for my modm is 192.168,1,1 and my router is

...not have a hardware firewall protection. Another way is to have the router it's own router and the modm it's own as well. My modem is 192.168.1.1 and my router is 192.168.9.1 those are the lan ...

...not wanting to go this route.... internet connection works re routing the ethernet cable from modm directly into laptop..... THX!!!!! You may reset the router set the router back to factory ...