My linksys wrt54g router and westell modem are communicating but when I unplug the ethernet cable from the laptop to go to another area I can no longer get on line. Am I missing something here?
It sounds like you are not setup to go wireless Make sure you run the cd that came with the router so all setting are saved correctly on the router you will need to be hardwired to setup the wireless and the cd will prompt for you to unplug the cat cable. make sure that your wireless is turned on my going to start - settings - control panel - system - and your wireless card should be listed under network adpaters [email protected]
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It appears the connection between the Linksys and the modem is not working.
Try a different LAN cable.
Check the LAN cable from the modem to the Linksys, it should be connected to the WAN/Internet port on the Linksys.
You will need to assign a different ip address to the Westell modem - I am assuming that both the router & modem are using the same ip address 192.168.1.1? If that is the case, then assign 192.168.1.2 to the modem.
When you get cable internet, the cable company provides you with a modem (usually). From the cable modem you can hook up the Linksys router with an ethernet cable and it will work just fine. Hook the router up to the desktop or laptop with another ethernet cable if you need to make changes to the router security or whatever. The router address is generally 192.168.1.1. YOu can type that address right into the internet address and you router page shoud show up. If you have been using the Linksys router with the phone line all you need is to connect it to the cable modem to work. An ethernet cable is like a telephone line with a fatter connecter.
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