Thanks to everyone who replied... seems like I was overthinking the setup
because I didn't want to mess up the connection I already had between the
primary PC and the modem...
So if I unplug the USB connection and use an ethernet cable from the
router to the primary PC that will eliminate the conflicting IP addresses?


Mark McIntyre wrote:
>> I have a DSL modem (Westell model 6100 from Verizon) connected via USB to
>>a desktop PC. I bought a Linksys Wireless-N router (model WRT300N) so I can
>>share the internet connection with another desktop PC in a downstairs room.
>> I used an ethernet cable to connect the router to the modem.
>
>Er, sounds to me like your modem has two sockets, USB and Ethernet. In
>my experience modems won't accept a connection on both simultaneously.
>> The extent of my technical knowledge is I know enough to get myself in
>>trouble, so after about 6 hours of troubleshooting I stumbled on the fact
>>that both the modem and router are trying to use the same IP address.
>
>Probably. Your solution is to connect the modem to the routers WAN
>port, and both PCs to the router. Thats the purpose of a router.

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