Wrt54g help with 2wire modem

I have AT&T DSL and the modem is a 2Wire. I have a Linksys router downline from the modem and has been working fine until I lost power the other day. Now the linksys can't see the internet. All the laptops in my house say they are connect to the linksys, but the linksys can't get past the 2wire. Help please.

Before you got the router, how did you get online on the 2wire? Did you need a username/password or were you online right away?
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I have a 2wire modem and want to feed my wrt54g router internet without an ethernet cable. I know that I have to set PPPoe, username & password but how do I assign it my ip addy?

You have several options:
1) You might be able to find third party firmware, such as dd-wrt, to convert your WRT54G to a "wireless range expander" (i.e. repeater).
2) You could buy a WRE54G wireless range expander (i.e. repeater). The specs say it works with wireless g, but I am uncertain if it will work with your 2wire.
Note: Using a repeater (solution 1 or 2) will cut your wireless bandwidth in half. This is because the repeater must split its 54 Mbps bandwidth, half to receive and half to re-transmit.
3) You can connect the modem and WRT54G together by using two PLE200 devices. PLE200 devices connect together by sending signals through your home electrical wiring. Your setup would look like this:
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need help...not sure what to do...
i have ADSL modem, and i have a cable running from the modem to the "internet" port of my Linksys router. i have another cable from Port 1 (or whichever) to my laptop. modem works/is connected, router works/is connected, cables are good.
YET, i am getting NO internet...forget wireless here...i am just talking about the simple wired connection here and it is not giving me any Internet. If i disconnect the modem cable from the Internet port and connect directly to laptop, then Internet works fine....frustrating.
i do know that the ISP says that they use Automatic DHCP (or something like that)
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This is not really a fix, however, what I found out from having the same problem (Limited or no connectivity) is for some reason my verizon modem (Westell 6100) and the router (Wrt54g) had the same IP address. I changed the router IP address several time and it would alway end up with the same problem.
What I ended up doing (mind you its for no other reason than I wanted to connect to the internet and was sick of the problem) was connect my modem to the #1 port of the router and use the other three ports for my computers thinking that if they had the same IP address maybe it would work that way. I know very little about how this stuff work but it did fix my problem. I have been hooked up that way for months and haven't lost speed or connection since. I hope this helps and maybe someday someone who know why it works will tell me so I will know.
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if the 2wire router is connected on the internet port of the wrt54g .. access the setup page of the wrt54g and go to the "status" tab..check the internet ip add...if it is 192.168.1.x , change the local ip add of the wrt54g to 192.168.2.1 .. do a power cycle and check whether it works
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I just picked up a WRT54G to replace a old Microsoft router I'd been using as a base station for a few years. However when I run the easylink install it doesn't seem to detect the router at all. I have a 2wire gateway DSL modem going to a 8 port switch that my router is connected to (the router is on the far side of the house where I want the wireless), there are a few other PC's plugged into the switch also. I've tried hooking everything in straight to the DSL modem but nothing. Does anyone have any ideas what might be going on here? I don't really want to put the DSL modem into bridged mode for a few different reason.

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Yes, the Netgear is a wifi/DSL modem & router. I'm using wireless on the Netgear. I didn't turn wireless off on this device as I assumed I should be relying on that as my router given it was recommended instore. I'll give that a go now.
Shakes head::
Never ever believe what the salesman in the store tells you. He always has one at home that works perfectly with every piece of equipment you happen to have. And it fixes warts and herpes.. and most everything.. the bottle says snake oil. Apply liberally to dumb customers.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Yep, I sure have done exactly what you said to do. I wasn't able to edit my post, but that's exactly what I had to do when I was doing tests with the Verizon technician over the phone. I also reset all of the settings within my computer and browsers.. Still, the only router that works is the Actiontec router that I have been trying to avoid. The other Verizon techs during the day don't help at all, but the one time I called at like 2am at least TRIED to help me out with my Linksys router..
I've even gone as far as switching the ethernet cable from the ONT that goes to the WAN port of the Linksys to go to the computer's ethernet port and moving the other end to the Lan 1-4 jacks, while using a whole new cable for the ONT --> Linksys WAN.
I still got the green light from the ONT and I still got no connection from Verizon.. There's no way I'm switching out from Verizon FiOS, but this is really giving me a headache trying to solve this issue.
Message Edited by KOkun on 05-10-2009 09:38 PM

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