Setting up a wireless router - router not receiving signal from modem?

Question

I'm setting up a wireless network for a laptop and two tivo's with a Belkin router, and cable provided high speed internet service. I have everything set up correctly, ran the installation discs on both the internet service and the router - but the internet signal is not being picked up by the router. If I plug my computer to the modem, there is a signal. If I plug it to the router (and either plug from the router to my computer or try wireless) there is no signal. I tried to connect with my Tivo, and it said that the internet connection can not be found. I've already spent hours on the phone with IT, and no solution has been found - if anyone has a similar situation they resolved, or advice, I'd appreciate it!

Answer 1

Your modem should be plugged into the Ethernet port of the router and an Ethernet cable run from your router to your PC. If you do this and your Internet connection cannot be made then it's most likely because you need to bridge your modem in your ISP settings. I would recommend contacting your service provider for assistance in doing this unless you're extremely familiar with bridging protocols.

Answer 2

Could be a number of things. You can connect when going directly from the pc to the cable modem, but cannot when connecting through the router. I would first see if the 2 devices use the same LAN IP. Very common that they would. If so, Change the LAN IP on your cable modem to something else, that way the cable modem and router can communicate. As far as the wireless, you may have to access the belkin gui to verify the wireless functionality is on. Not all routers have it active by default. Does the belkin have a wireless LED? Is it lit? If it does and its dark, it means its not on. If it is lit, that means its broadcasting the signal and your laptop is not recieving it. Verify the wireless card is enabled in network connections. If not, right click and enable it. If it is already enabled, disable then re-enable it to see if it aquires a network address from the belkin. Do an ipconfig to verify you are getting a valid IP. Now powercycle all the equipment. Power up the cable modem first, then the belkin, next the PC's, and the tivo's last. This will allow each device to resolve the IP's from the 2 network devices.

Answer 3

I know exactly what you are talking about. First kill the power to your modem and to your router. Then shut down your computer. Wait for about five minutes. This will allow your cable company to reset the modem. Turn things on in this order only! Turn on the modem and wait for all the appropriate lights to come on. Then turn on your router. Again, wait for it to finish it's self check. Then turn on the computer. This should work. You troubleshooted exactly as I would have. You made sure that you had signal to the modem. Oh, yeah restart you tivos last. Good Luck

Answer 4

probably maybe another wireless device is interfering with the connection. I had a problem like this and i found out when i talked on my wireless home phone it would lose my connection. Try turning off everything that is wireless which is including house phone .If you are using a wireless keyboard or mouse try changing it with a regular mouse and keyboard.

Answer 5

you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet

then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the fillter box conncet it to the port marked on the fillter marked DSL
then you conncet the filter cable box to your phoneline box
conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on
now you put in the cd driver that came with your router
and you install the network drivers
now you need to set up a network id & password on the router
you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router
when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router
your need to restart the pc
when your back at the desktop
you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time
if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable
if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar
click on start/control panel
click on
network and internet connections
icon
then click on network connections icon
now right click the
local Area connection
icon and click on properties
tick the box
show icon in notification ares when connected
tick the box
notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity

now click on
then authentication tab at the top

tick the box
enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network
tick the box
authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available
then right click
local Area connection
and click on enable
now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds
when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the filter marked
phone

now when your router is online

then you need to get in the router home page and click on the wireles lan icon
and you set up a network id for the laptop
and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key
then you put a wireless usb adapter on the laptop you install the network drivers on the laptop for the wireless usb
then you click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet


if you have a wireless card in the laptop just

click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet

if you cant set that up

your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up


also get this done


TO STOP ALL THAT FROM GOING ON your network

you do make sure you call your (isp) or this will happen
is your pc still slow & your internet you have done a full system scan
with your anit virus /anti spyware you even defragmenter your hard drive
done a scan disk but your pc is still slow and your internet is not as good
then you need to check your router it dont mater what router you have

people in the vicinity is on your network

you call your (isp)
GET THIS SET TO DISABLED

(GAMES & APPLICATION SHARING )
it dont matter what router you have you need to get
(GAMES & APPLICATION SHARING ) set to disable

is your router safe?
you need to call your (isp) server
they have to get you in to your router home page
then from there ..copy & paste the router home page
into a notepad then save that to a back up cd

now from there they have to take you to the part
where (GAMES & APPLICATION SHARING ) is
then you click on ( GAMES & APPLICATION SHARING) icon
then at the top of the page on the right your see
configure.. you click on configure
then you .. UN-TICK .. the box ( GAMES & APPLICATION SHARING)
that is ticked there ...
then you click look down the page your see
<<<
if you have a wireless router
and then ask them where you set up a wpa-security key dont use a 128bit wep key ask to use a wpa- security that is your router security key and you pick the wpa-security key not your (isp)server . just ask them where you set one up they will say use a wep-key ..ignore them you say your going to use a wpa.key and want to know how to set one up and remember you pick the wpa-key not your (isp)server or they will use your network

now you close off the page
and clean out your internet address bar