Beth, In setting up my dual network, to get the DSL modem to work with the Apple Airport routers the modem from DSL had to be set as a "BRIDGE" and let the routers assign the IP's. This may not apply in your case, just didn't see you mention that the modem had been set to a bridge mode.
John R. On Aug 31, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Beth Phillips wrote: > I'm trying to set up a home network between my husband's PC, my Mac > and > eventually a printer. We are using BellSouth DSL to connect to the > internet > and it has been working fine. I bought a Linksys BEFSR41 router but > can't > get it to talk to the Bell South modem. I knew that the default IP > address > of the router was the same as the Westel modem from Bell South, so > when I > connected the router I tried to go into the web configuration page > to change > the IP address. I couldn't access the page so I called Linksys tech > support. > After 45 minutes of resetting the router and switching cables, etc. > they > determined I had a bad router. > > I returned the router that night for another new one, came home and > went > through this whole process again. Both times I explained to tech > support > that I thought the router had the same address as the modem. They > had me > change the IP address on my computer to a static IP, but never had > me change > the router's IP, they eventually told me that the second router was > bad too > and to return it directly to them instead of the store. > > I had a hard time believing that both router's were bad, so I > wanted to play > with it some more before I returned it. I was able to get into the > configuration page on the router and I changed the IP address. When I > connect the router only to my PC and/or Mac I'm able to ping the > router from > both computers. When I connect the modem to the router, however, I > can no > longer ping the router. I did an ipconfig /release on the PC shut > everything > down and unplugged the power supplies from both router and modem. > (At this > point I pulled my Mac out of the mix just to keep things simple.) I > then > powered on the modem, waited 60 seconds, powered on the router, > waited 60 > seconds then powered on the PC. I'm still unable to ping the router > once > everything gets connected. If I unplug the modem from the router > and turn it > off and back on I can ping the router again. > > Is it possible I really do have another bad router? Or is there > something I > could be missing somewhere that is preventing the router from > talking to the > modem? > > -- > Thanks, > Beth > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be September 26 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 26 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
