Topic: For the love of God, help me with my wireless router set-up !!

[Capt Jeff]

Got a Linksys WRT54G router a few weeks ago, gave up for a bit, but I really need to get it going!

Went through the normal setup by inserting the disk and running the program, no go.  Tried manually, and still no go.

I go to the router's set up page: 192.168.1.1, select PPoE since I'm on DSL.  I put in my ISP's username and password, and change the timezone.  That's all I change on the setup page.

I go to the status page and click connect.   It tries a few times and says "Failed to recieve a IP number from the PPoE server"

I've checked my network connections.  THe local area connection is connected as well as the 1394 net adapter.  Under broadband, it's usually disconnected as I just use the always on connect.  If the router is not hooked up, I can click that connection, and it will connect.  If I have the router hooked up, it will not.

Any ideas?    I'm so lost...lol.  Computer networking is not my bag baby 

[SkyFlyer]

I have the WRT54GS (which is your router with just speedbooster).

You don't want PPoE...

Select Automatic Configuration - DHCP.

DHCP Server: Enable

Let your DSL modem handle the PPoE

[Darth Sidious]

I concur with SkyFlyer.  use DHCP.

[SkyFlyer]

I concur with SkyFlyer. use DHCP.

You can have PPoE on the router, but you need to set the DSL modem to allow it.

DHCP is just much easier.

[Capt Jeff]

OK, cool.   I'll try it out. 

TY !   

[Grim]

No idea how i got my router working, pure luck but it seems to run ok.