I've set up several networks with the same Linksys router you are using. If you can get good cable connections between the devices, it usually goes rather smoothly. First of all if you can't get your PC connected to the router, you won't be able to upgrade the firmware, so that's the first challenge. I'd suggest that you first just connect one PC to the router without the DSL modem. Then turn on the router, then re-boot the PC. Then see if you can get the green steady light. If not, check to see if you can connect to the DSL router with the PC like Dave suggested to make sure that the network card is functioning correctly. A couple of suggestions: Make sure that you powered up the devices in the proper order and that you are starting with the default router settings (by pressing the Reset Button for 3 seconds). That way you are starting from a known set of settings. Also when you try to communicate with the router through your PC browser, be sure to type in the "HTTP://" before the "192.168.1.1". Good luck, Doug <<< Robin wrote... >>> Well, the network setup attempt was unsuccessful. Again, here's the arrangement: 2 PCs - one running Windows 98 and one running Windows ME. A DSL modem and Linksys Ethernet DSL router (BEFSR41). Cat5 Ethernet cables for all connections - straight through - if I hold the ends side by side (clip down) the wires are exactly the same from left to right. Everything is connected correctly - router to modem, PCs to router. DSL modem is DHCP and the 2 PCs are set to use DHCP. I cannot get either PC to communicate with the router so that it can be configured. I can't even ping the IP address (192.168.1.1) of the router. We tried different cables, different ports on the router. Linksys wanted me to upgrade the firmware for the router since the link light for the port that the PC is connected to is linking green instead of steady green. However, I was unable to download the file this evening from their website. Will try again tomorrow. In the meantime, outside of something being wrong with the router, is there anything obvious that I am missing? PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml