I never come across a problem like this before... I got one of those linksys router. I have Verizon DSL at home, I am trying to connect 3 computers (all under Windows XP pro). If I plug in the modem's ethernet cable to my router's upload port it won't work. When I connect one computer directly to the DSL modem, I realized that its a private IP address, 196.168.1.xxx given by Verizon. So I guess I have to configure my router to act as a switch/hub. Its a 4 ports router I can only get the router to work ONLY if I connect the DSL modem's patch cable to the 2nd port in the router (the rest will not give any connection). Then I can connect all 3 computers on port 1,3,4 and they will work. And the upload port will not be connected. Does anyone knows why this is happening? And why only port 2 will work with my DSL modem? Thanks

What I did was change the setup in my modem to allow it to act as a passthough. The modem does not provide any logon to the isp. Then I setup the router to act as a logon. The wan port of the router is now a public IP. The lan side of the router is private IP's. Can't say why port two seems to work.

Be sure you understand how to be in the same subnet.

There are 6 ports on the router. The DSL modem should be connected to the "WAN" port.

You would then plug the pc's into ports 1-4. You can not use port 4 and uplink together.

Then connect to the router, 192.168.1.1 is the default, and configure it to login to verizon.

linksys.com has all the manuals on line for you.

The subnet is the same but they don't see each other on the network. And ya DSL modem should connect to the WAN port, but it doesn't give any connection when I do that, I descripted above, I never had this kind of problem before. When I used to have Cable I can just do it easily without a hassle with this DSL it's pissing me off. I believe I need to do some configuration on the DSL modem

For a standard setup -- DSL modem connects to WAN port, then on the router setup page you'd set it to use PPPOE, then put your username and password in. That should be all the configuring that you'd have to do. The router handles the login.

Did you try to reset the router to it's factory defaults? It could be a configuration error. Hold the reset button in for about 3 seconds, until the Diag led comes on.

Do the link lights work? It could be a hardware problem.

Yes I tried to reset the router already. I will try the PPPOE when I get home