Michael Z wrote:
1. Turn off your computer. Unplug the router. Unplug the cable modem.
Disconnect the Ethernet cables going between each of them.
(Note: Make sure the cables you will use between the modem and the
router, and between the router and the computer(s) are straight-through
cables, and not cross-over cables.)
2. Power-up the modem. Wait for it to sync-up.
3. Connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to the router, then
power-up the router. Wait for it to sync.
4. Connect the Ethernet cable from the router to the PC, and then boot
the computer.
5. Check the computer's IP (in Windows, from the command prompt
IPCONFIG) to make sure it's in the range specified by the router
(usually 192.168.x.x by default.) If not, release the IP lease, and
renew. (Note: This assumes the computer is setup for DHCP, and does not
have a static IP address. If it has a static IP address, change the
configuration to DHCP.)
You should now be online.
Note that it is possible that under certain conditions you can skip
steps. People who say, "I didn't have to do all that!", well, more power
to them. But when things don't work, go back to square one, and then go
step-by-step, without skipping steps or cutting corners.
If things are still not working at this point, recheck those cables.
Remember, they should be straight-through cables, not cross-over cables.
If you're not sure, new cables are inexpensive.
--
Warren H.
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