WRT54GS wireless router help!!

Hey about 4 month ago i bought a wrt54gs v.6 wireless router and i jus moved and i have no clue where i packed up the setup cd, i spent about 5 hrs online trien to find it but no luck, i checked at linksys.com/download and i downloaded the thing it wanted me to and i jus got a notepad full of numbers and letters any clue what to do next? or a link would b perfect
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Check the physical connection, your modem should be connected to the internet port of the linksys router, one computer should be connected to the ethernet port(1,2,3 or 4) of the linksys router...
Reset your router :
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your router, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...Now re-configure your router...
Also make sure that your computer is set to obtain IP automatically, disable any firewalls, security softwares on the computer before trying to access the setup page...
See if you could open your router set-up and configure it...

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