I'm Depressed - Linksys Router | Cable Modem | Power Cut

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From: seo yonnermark (yonner_at_bedroomtalent.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:13:06 -0000

Up until yesterday morning I was happy. My broadband host machine was
feeding my win98se machine downstairs for internet & files.

Then we had a powercut and it messed up the network for some reason and I'm
not clever enough to set it back up again (and the tech support at Linksys
are CERTAINLY not clever enough - they can barely speak English never mind
fix my network).

When I connect the modem direct to the computer I can connect to the
internet fine. But I cannot connect to the internet when I use my router.
All wires are plugged in correctly, everything on the hardware side of
things is fine but it just won't let me online and it won't connect to the
other computer.

The problem seems to be centred around the "network connections" page in
Control Panel. Currently, when I right-click/properties the LAN item,
everything seems fine and TCP/IP properties is set to "obtain IP
automatically"

However, that is without the router connected. When I connect the route and
run the network wizard a "network bridge" item is placed in the "network
connections" page and then when I right-click/properties on the LAN, I don't
see the menu which includes the TCP/IP option, I just see some text telling
me that "this adapter is connected to the network bridge" or something like
that.

I am seriously depressed now. I've spent maybe 3 hours on the phone to
linksys tech support IN THE PHILLIPINES and I have no idea how much that is
gonna cost me on the phone bill!! They don't know what they are doing. All
they do is tell me turn the computer off, turn modem off, turn back on check
IP address then do the same again standing on 1 leg.

Any help would be great. Why would the power cut interrupt my network
settings? It was fine yesterday before the powercut. grrrrr.

thanks
Mark

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