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Wait....is the iPad and other computer connecting to the router and not connecting to the internet, or not connecting to the router at all?
By the sheer fact that he and/or she's on the net now, in his and/or her current configuration, makes me feel like the cable config wouldn't cause an issue, but then again when he and/or she unplugs it and plugs it into the modem spot, his and/or her connection is lost.
Wait....is the iPad and other computer connecting to the router and not connecting to the internet, or not connecting to the router at all?
By the sheer fact that he and/or she's on the net now, in his and/or her current configuration, makes me feel like the cable config wouldn't cause an issue, but then again when he and/or she unplugs it and plugs it into the modem spot, his and/or her connection is lost.
Weird
The cable config IS a big issue. Providers almost always supply only one IP address which is why one needs a router, if you plug the cable modem into the switch portion and not the WAN port your bypassing the routers main purpose, distributing the internet connection. Additional devices will connect to the router but they won't have internet access.
I wound up calling Belkin for help. Apparently, the fix was to connect the main laptop to the router and connect that way. Then, log all the other computers onto the router, then remove the main laptop.
It's still confusing to me. But the house is wired again!
PS I call baloney on Belkin for saying on their box, "Installs in three easy steps!" Very easy, yes. But connectivity, not so easy.
Belkin is right All the computers in the network have to connect through the router. But before the other computers can connect to the router, it must be connected to a main computer (modem to the router, and router to main computer). The next step is to set-up the router by creating an account using the account data provided by your ISP. Once the router is set-up, it then can connect to the ISP through the modem. The rest of the computers are routed through the modem by the "router."
Belkin is right All the computers in the network have to connect through the router. But before the other computers can connect to the router, it must be connected to a main computer (modem to the router, and router to main computer). The next step is to set-up the router by creating an account using the account data provided by your ISP. Once the router is set-up, it then can connect to the ISP through the modem. The rest of the computers are routed through the modem by the "router."
That's entirely dependent on the ISP, with DSL (PPPOE) you may have to do this, cable general doesn't require any configuration of the router to work as there is no user name or password.
That's entirely dependent on the ISP, with DSL (PPPOE) you may have to do this, cable general doesn't require any configuration of the router to work as there is no user name or password.
You may be correct. I don't know anything about cable DSLs.
Belkin is right All the computers in the network have to connect through the router. But before the other computers can connect to the router, it must be connected to a main computer (modem to the router, and router to main computer). The next step is to set-up the router by creating an account using the account data provided by your ISP. Once the router is set-up, it then can connect to the ISP through the modem. The rest of the computers are routed through the modem by the "router."
That doesn't make much sense for DSL based on my experience. The PPPoE account information is stored in the modem.
That doesn't make much sense for DSL based on my experience. The PPPoE account information is stored in the modem.
Depends on the ISP, with some of them you have to change the modem to bridge mode and the router does the logon.
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All the computers in the network have to connect through the router. But before the other computers can connect to the router, it must be connected to a main computer (modem to the router, and router to main computer). The next step is to set-up the router by creating an account using the account data provided by your ISP. Once the router is set-up, it then can connect to the ISP through the modem. The rest of the computers are routed through the modem by the "router."
