Need help with Linksys befsr41 & cable connection

[bobby]

Hi, newbie here. I am trying to network two computers (win98 and win2k) with the Linksys befsr41 router. I have the router connected to the cable modem (RCA DCM215 on loan from AT&T) via the WAN port, and then a cable from port 1 of the router to my ethernet card (DLink DFE-530 TX) which is in the computer with Windows 98. I know the hardware is communicating because I am getting a green light for the PC link between the modem and computer, and I can access the Linksys web-browser utility. I set everything up like how the book says, but I am not able to get connected to the internet. Any help is appreciated!!

[dmsmed]

You may want to post your settings. There are enough people here that someone will be able to help you.

[dmsmed]

Just leave the IP address your ISP gave you as 200.200.200.xxx. Using for the last octet.

[JackMDS]

Did you clone the MAC number of the NIC to the Router.

Most Cable ISP use the MAC of the original NIC for authentication.

[Aggiedad]

When you set up your router, did you enter the host name(usually the computer name given to you by your ISP) and the domain?

[Rookie]

hey bobby...i had the same prop with my linksys befsr41 using win2k as host and win98 client. when i entered (cloned) my mac address of the adaptor, it connected immediately. hope this works. rookie

[bobby]

Problem solved, internet connection established! Thanks to everyone who replied!