Thanks for the suggestions.

It is not so simple as this.  It is as if my modem speaks English and
French.  My computer speaks French.  My router speaks English.

My computer seems to recognize that it is connected to a LAN, but
doesn't talk to it.

I can type 192.168.0.1 into  my router on my other computer and set up
stuff.  For example I reserved an IP address for the other compute
because of my TIVO connection problems.  But that doesn't help.  What do
you mean by, "Once in the router you can manually setup things?"

I don't think there is any problem with the router, but it is older than
one year.  (I have tried plugging into different sockets.  My older
computer worked fine.)

Thanks for trying,

Dean Kukral

----- Original Messages ----- <edited>

From: "christopher Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem


I guess you are able to connect to Internet directly connected to Modem.

Then you remove ethernet wire from PC to WAN of router then connect PC 
NIC to 1 of the 4 outputs on the router.

Then you dial into the router through the IE browser address bar:

192.168.2.1 <ENTER> or something similar

Once in the router you can manually setup things.

The manufacturer of the router should give you free technical support if 
router was purchased within the last 52 weeks.  So give them a call.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:01:42 -0600
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem
>
> Yes, I have tried that.
>
> The Network and Sharing Center actually shows that there is a 
> connection
> to an "unidentified network" and the lights on the router and back 
> panel
> light up, so I think that the hardware is talking, but the software is
> not.  Vista insists that it is a public network.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Dean Kukral
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "christopher Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem
>
>
> Have you tried powering off the modem and router?  Then power on modem
> then router, then PC
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:44:44 -0600
>> Subject: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem
>>
>> My new build connects with the internet when plugged directly into my
>> WildBlue satellite modem, but not when plugged into my router.
>
>
> <snip>

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