I have been confused about my internet connection lately. My ISP is Qwest DSL and I have friends that have the exact same connection as I do. Now when I'm trying to play an online game using a wired connection on the xbox360, I seem to still be experiencing some horrible latency issues. I have also found that my wireless connection is actually as good as my wired. I thought that it could be because my ethernet cable is damaged, but I checked and it's fine. I need some help trying to understand why my wired connection has some bad latency issues.

If you have called your service provider and they have confirmed that the connection is good then there may be a problem with:

A- The router itself
B-The physical connection from the ISP's last access point to your router.

Your best bet would be to (if you haven't already) reset the router and wait AT LEAST 10-15 seconds before plugging it back in.

Another solution would be to go to the router configuration page and check the router logs to see when the problem first occurred, and what could be causing it.

The problem is with your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome), your computer's internet settings, your local network (e.g. internet router your connected to), or Internet Service Provider (ISP) (The company your internet comes from (e.g. Qwest, Frontier, Charter, Verizon, etc.)).

Sometimes this can be temporary. Call your your ISP, and ask about it, or if your at a public place, talk to the system administrator. If neither of these things help, try searching for the problem with your specific computer model, and with your specific browser.

control panel,internet options to create a home page type in www.intenetexplorer

check the configuration of the modem if you can. I do not know the exact model of the modem, could you post it? then with the exact model of the modem you could google it for a Manual, Handbook, or simply good configurations. If the configurations are good, then could be the firmware that is not updated, or in the last case ask Qwest to change your modem for one that works.
A piece of advice don't open it or modify it because you could void the warranty, in case of a change.

Hope this help you!!!

If QWEST is your ISP (Internet Service Provider), telephone them, and ask for Technical Support to connect your Vista computer to the Internet.

The modem advanced settings had VCI=35. It should be VCI=32 for QWest. See http://www.dslmodemsdirect.com/DSL%20Configuration/VPI_VCI%20configuration%20Page.htm for other providers.

Yes, if the other isp is also providing dsl services, but you will have to configure the device the other isp will not help you with that.

but its really not that difficult.

It is common to have this as the default IP to connect to equipment.

I suggest you unplug your modem while you set up your router. You can also change the default IP for the router while in the settings. be sure to remember the new IP or you will have to do a factory reset to get it back to default

The DSL router/modem will receive an address from your ISP (Qwest) and will assign an address to the connected PC.

There should be a cable that goes from your DSL modem to your PC. It'll either be a USB cable (flat rectangular plug on the PC end), or a RJ45 (looks like a wider telephone plug).

If there is neither connection between the DSL modem and your PC, then the PC can't "talk" to the DSL modem, so it's not getting an address from the DSL modem.

I'm confused because you say your trying to make a lan connection on the dell laptop but your connecting it via firewire into a DSL modem. doing this method would be a WAN connection and not a LAN connection. To make a lan connection you need to connect the laptop via network cable (or wireless connection) to a router that is connected to your actiontek dsl modem.

I can help you connect the laptop to the internet but 1st i need to know if your trying to connect it to a router or did you want to do a wan connection from the dsl modem.

Thanks,
Brad Nelson