We have a gateway desktop hooked to dsl high speed internet, We bought a laptop today and a router, Want to know how to hook both computers up

You need to configure your router.
For that Connect your router to computer with ethernet cable then you can access it with following default link.
http://192.168.15.1
or
http://192.168.2.1
If you are not able to access it with above ip then check your computers ip address gateway ip is your router ip try with it.
Then it ask for user name and password.
Type user as "admin" and password as "admin" or "password" or blank.
Then you can see configuration page of router.

Click on wireless settings change channel type to 3 or 6 or 11 and save so you get better signal.
Then save settings and restart router.
Let me know if you need further assistance.
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I think the first thing you should try to verify if the signal is strenght enough, because if it is not so the speed will be slow too.

Yes the Router can be hooked to a high speed modem like DSL or Cable, that high speed connection would go from the modem to the "internet" port of the router. Now the router would need to be configured if you need wireless, and then a temporary connection to a tower or laptop would be needed.

So you have a DSL modem connected to a router connected to a wireless router connected to both your computers? Sounds like you need to just get a wireless modem and throw all the routers away.

>> do i have to call my internet service provider to activate my modem?

Yes.

Each modem has a unique "address", and your I.S.P. uses that address to authorize each DSL-modem that tries to connect to their network.

Or, if the two of you live in the same house/apartment, you should just buy a "router". Then, both computers can connect to the router, and the router connects to the DSL modem, and both of you can "share" the monthly fee for the _one_ Internet connection.

Sounds like it might be that your router has gone bad. I would try hooking your computer to another router to see if it's your router or not. Or perhaps, hook another computer to your router and see if you still have the same problem with that computer. Either way, it might indicate that your router is malfunctioning in some way. Also, you might consider hooking up without the "wireless" router (directly to a modem via an ethernet or USB cable). Believe me, I know how such things can be very annoying sometimes, as I've had a few problems of my own. Hope you discover what the problem actually is and get it all straightened out real soon.

You need to run from the DSL modem into the ethernet port at the very top of the 1701hg. Use your other 4 ports below to send one the computer and one to your vonage. You will no longer need to "jump" though your vontage unit. Other than connecting the power cables, you are all hooked up.

what kind of connection does it have?if its dsl or broadband then you have to acquire a dsl router then buy an bus card then insert it to your router so that your laptop can get a wireless connection    

when you say that everything works when the router is NOT hooked up to the PC, does that mean that you have the DSL modem connected directly to the computer?

then, when you hook up the router, you're connecting it BETWEEN the DSL modem and your computer?

You probably need to log in to your router and set it up to connect through the DSL modem to the internet: it may not do it automatically.

is this computer running windows XP?

if so, go to control panel, then network connections.

if you double click on the local area connection, and go to the support tab, it should list something like this:

Address type: assigned by DHCP
IP address: 10.0.1.100
Default gateway: 10.0.1.1

Try opening internet explorer, and typing in the numbers it lists for default gateway.  hopefully, that will bring up the configuration screen for your router.

No. That device is a DSL gateway. It is exclusive for dsl connection.
You can use a Linksys WCG200.