I connected my BEFW11S4 router but still can't access the internet.

Question

I have a BEFW11S4 Linksys router and I have connected the right wires and everything and I still cant access the internet.. I go to network connections and i see that the connection i'am using says ' connected' so what gives? I load the browser and it says problem loading page.. can somebody assist me please??
Message Edited by EsTiLO on 02-02-2008 02:26 PM

Answer 1

I'm actually the 15-year-old son of the person this account is signed up for (he's making me fix it because he has other things to do), but anyway, I'm experiencing the same problem, but I will go into a bit more detail than Estilo to verify it is the same and hopefully get a bit more help:
My dad's computer can connect straight to the modem (MSN Arescom NetDSL 800) and run the internet just fine, but only his computer; I've tried plugging my Xbox 360 directly into the modem, and it cannot connect because the ISP knows that it's not my dad's computer...?
But the internet will not run through the router to any computers connected to it. My dad's computer is even wired to the router, and still no internet. We've found that it's an IP issue, and trying to change that doesn't work as it give us a "169" IP (a "router is there, but I can't communicate with it" IP address) whenever we try to fix anything, rather than the "192.168.1.1" or ".2" that we should have.
My dad thinks (and I'm not entirely sure he's correctly, but I mostly agree with him) that the computer is the actual central hub for the internet, as in that it runs the administrative settings and makes the internet actually work for the rest of the computers (if his computer isn't on, no other computer can connect to the internet); the router is basically just a splitter.
The thing is, though, that this problem started randomly about 2 weeks ago as my dad was just looking up some things on craigslist.com; that was the point when the IP addresses changed completely for an undiscernable reason. And 2 weeks ago, my computer was able to connect to the router wirelessly and access the administrative settings. My cousin (who works in this stuff) recommended that I see what I can do to fix the problem by editing the administrative settings from my computer, but now I cannot connect to the router whatsoever.
My dad and I have narrowed it down to a driver problem, and I'm not sure what to do about it. The reason for this is we tried getting a new router (the WRT54G), and the same connection issue remained. If this is the problem, you know what the problem really is, or you have questions, let both me and Estilo know.
Simplified Outline:
+  comp to modem (MSN Arescom NetDSL 800) [working]
+  comp to router (BEFW11S4) [failed]
+  comp to new router (WRT54G) [failed]
+  router to internet [failed] (incorrect IP to connect to ISP)
+  not a router problem
?  driver problem
?  designated computer needed as central hub
-  wireless connection to router was recognized (no longer works?)
Message Edited by guitarfood on 02-03-2008 03:23 PM