Hi, I used to have internet connection through QWEST. Now I have Internet connection through Mediacom, which is cable internet. I use a modem called RCA DCM425 as of now. I am aware that this modem is not Wi-Fi, and 2WIRE is. After investigating a lot on the Internet I found out that it is possible to use the 2wire along with the cable modem to provide Wi-Fi. I managed to setup the router once and managed to get on 192.168.0.1, but then it is not allowing me anymore. I wondered where I went wrong, I have the cable modem connected to the router, and have the router connected to the computer. I don't know if I have a static or dymanic ip address, how do I figure that out, and when I have tried pinging 192.168.0.1 it says request timed out. I have copied what I got from the command prompt below and have x out the physical address of my computer. Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\>ping 192.168.0.1 Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), C:\>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : vizuett Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti on Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.201.63.15 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 12.201.60.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.207.232.22 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.207.232.47 12.207.234.32 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, November 28, 2008 3:14:50 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:48:08 P Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The information you give shows that the router is not connected, you are getting your network connection direct from your modem. I suspect you have the MODEM plugged into one of the router LAN sockets instead of the WAN socket. The model number of this router would help. If it has an RJ45 WAN socket then it will work will ADSL or cable. 12.201.63.15 is your public IP address provided by your ISP and it is dynamic. Until you get 192.168.xx.xx in the places where you have 12.201.xx.xx then you are not going to get the router working. BTW, No modem provides Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is provided by a Wireless Access Point which us usually built into a wireless router or can be separate. Modems just MODulate and DEModulate Stuart

The ADSL/ROUTER is called 2WIRE 2701HG and it has four ethernet ports, I don't know which is the WAN socker, there's a socket for the phone, usb, if you want more information on this mode/router go here. http://www.2wire.com/index.php?p=106 The ADSL/ROUTER is 2701HG

Oh yea I've just found out that there isn't an uplink ethernet port as it comes from Qwest. The WAN interface is handled thru the RJ11 port (where the phone cord plugs in). So is this still possible?

Probably not possible. The RJ11 port is in fact the WAN port and it presence means the router has a built in modem. By plugging into the LAN sockt you are by-passing the MODEM/ROUTER and just using the switch part of the device. You may well be able to get a 192.168.xx.xx from the router, but then you would be isoloated from the modem. If the MODEM had a DHCP server then your problems would be over. Stuart