Let's start with the easy first. It's a ROUTER issue. If it came with a CD, DO NOT RUN IT!!! You will not like the result when Belkin tries to take over your wireless card, especially in Vista.
The best you can hope for is Plug in the Belkin to your Modem. If it's DSL, you probably have a PPPoE connection and there's a username and password TO THE INTERNET> If it's a Cable modem, you probably use DHCP. Hope for that, because out of the box the Belkin is looking for DHCP. Plug your computer into the router and see if it connects.
Set your computer for Obtain a DHCP and see if your computer gets 192.168.2.x (possibly 2). Now, open Internet Explorer (IE) and type in 192.168.2.1 in the address bar (no http, no www, just the numbers). If it logs you in, you're all set to make the changes to the router, no password is required on initial login. If for some strange reason the router does not give out DHCP addresses, manually set the network card to use 192.168.2.x (anything but 1)
the mask at 255.255.255.0 and the gateway at 192.168.2.1.
Set your wireless up with the wireless access tab and set your security for the wireless login. I use WEP with the 64 bit password of 1011121314.
All the above was for the easy. If you're using something ugly like an AT&T or Verizon DSL and you need PPPoE settings, you need to follow the instructions for your specific router to set it up. It may require the assistance of the Telco, as they can direct you into their modem to turn on bridged mode and the like. Since you can get into it by just plugging in the computer directly to the modem, I'm thinking that DHCP settings will work.
Please post back and mention your country and the exact number of the Belkin router. I don't know what version software you have, but if it's new, I'm guessing Axxxx. Here's a link
http://cache-www.belkin.com/support/dl/p74559-h_f5d7230-4vaxxx_manual.pdf
Starting on pdf page 29 (25 real) are the step-by-step manual configuration instructions. If you follow along, it will tell you how to set up PPPoE and the like.
Good luck and please post back if you run into any problems.
Carl
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