"Michael White" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in
news:jjCsh.158$df3.138@trnddc04:

> Some time ago I had a Netgear RP614 wired router connected to the DSL
> modem, and everything worked fine. Later, I had a Belkin Wireless G
> router connected to the DSL modem, and everything worked fine.
> However, when I went back to have the Netgear RP614 connected to the
> DSL modem, the same Netgear wired router no longer worked with the DSL
> modem. Fortunately, the Belkin wireless router still worked with the
> DSL modem.
>
> Recently, I obtained an Airlink101 AR504 wired router. It worked very
> well with the DSL modem. Surprisingly, when I replaced it with the
> Belkin wireless router, the latter no longer worked with the DSL
> modem.
>
> In other words, now I have a working Airlink101 wired router but a
> non-working Netgear wired router and a non-working Belkin wirless
> router. What did I do wrong?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
>

Had you....

1) Powered down rtr1
2) Power down the DSL modem
3) Disconnected rtr1 from modem
4) Connected rtr2 to modem
5) Powered up the modem, until it has a DSL link.
6) Powered up rtr2 ?

Typically, a cable modem or DSL modem needs to be re-booted when changing
the attached rtr.