Comcast router configuration with Linksys WRT54G

I've plugged my ethernet cable from the Comcast modem to my Linksys but it won't connect to the internet. I've tried to use Network Magic, upgraded my firmware on the Linksys to the current version but nothing I do will allow me to connect. If I go straight from the Comcast modem to my PC running XP then it connects fine. I'm sure it's something basic that I'm not doing but it's driving me nuts.

you need to power cycle your modem if you change the device directly connected to it. Is it a telephony modem (do you use Comcast voice services)? If not, just power down the router, pull the power from the modem, power up the modem again, wait a few minutes, then power up the router, and reboot your PC...should be good to go.
If you DO have Comcast voice services, you will have a telephony modem with an internal battery, so a standard power cycle will not work the same way. There is probably a reset button on the modem...push and hold for about 30 sec, then release....it'll reconnect and pull down it's config file from the Comcast head end...
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Anyone succesfully configured a LinkSys WRT54G using a G5 tower for the IPhone?
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As my wi-fi network won't even showup on IPhone.
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I've got a WET200 connecting to a wireless router (linksys WRT54G) setup thru the WET200 site survey.
Does the WET200 need to have an ip with the same sub net as the network the WRT54G is connected to?
I have a laptop hooked up the the WET200 with a static IP. I cannot ping IP's of the same sub net on the network the WRT54G is connected to nor see anything on the internet?
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I've spent the last 2 days looking at Macintosh, Windows and Linksys forums all over the Internet and no one seems to have this exact problem. So, I figured it was time I posted. Here is the deal.
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Can no longer connect to internet wirelessly with Linksys WRT54G...

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Thanks for your reply.
Actually the Linksys 2Wire modem works fine in OSX and when connecting via a Compaq PC I also have in the house. It is just on the MacBook running XP that it fails to "connect". XP see's the network but cannot connect.
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I looked at the directory on the CD and it appears that there are no driver files, only documentation.
I called Apple, got no help, called Microsoft, spent 1.5 hours talking to them
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Rique (22312): Please follow these instructions in configuring the router for a Cable
connection:
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Then do a power cycle:
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connect your dsl modem to the internet/wan port of the linksys box.
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