Power off modem and router. I was chatting with the tech support guy from belkin and i seemed to go nowhere.
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Belkin router won t connect to modem. Wait for the lights of all the devices to stabilize then check if you can go online try accessing any website. Connect the modem to your belkin router using an ethernet cable. I have tried resetting the router with both the reset button on the back and resetting the router in the admin page that pops up when it cant connect. Plug the power cable back to your modem first and then into your router. However when i connect this router to the modem it will not connect. It is pretty obvious.
If your pc is not connected with the router you wont be able to log in into the belkin router. Then tap the blue arrow button on the right side of the network name to tweak its settings. The router didnt come with another ethernet so i got confused. He siad he didnt think the hardware is the problem. Wait for 30 seconds. Now select the dns.
The ethernet cable must be plugged into an open ethernet port on your modem and to the port on your belkin router labeled wan internet 3 reconnect your internet modem to its power supply. Then open your favourite web browser and enter the default gateway for belkin router login. Unplug the power cable from your modem and from your router. Wait for the router and modem lights to light up and then try to connect to the internet. Then restart your computer. So the first step is to set up the connection between the belkin router and the pc using ethernet cable as shown in the figure below.
1 restart your devices. If i connect an old netgear router to the modem it works fine. Re plug the modem first followed by the router and then the computers. Both wired and wireless computers lost internet connection. Router wont connect to modem above suggestion to restart your network in correct order. Unplug the modem the router and the computer in that order from their respective power outlets then wait for 30 seconds before plugging them back.
First enable wifi on your device and connect to the wifi network you want to use. Power on modem and wait for in to complete bootup about 2 minutes. He said i needed to connect the ethernet to from the modem to the router then plug another one into my laptop then run the setup disc.