Hello, I am completely stuck...

I have a DSL ethernet modem (not netgear) which is working fine when
connected straight to my laptop via ethernet.

I bought the WGR614 v6 a few days ago but I cannot get it to work with
my modem. I can't understand why it should be so hard, simply for it
to accept the live ethernet connection with my modem and forward it
on, either wirelessly or by its own ethernet ports. I know little
about all the configuration stuff it's asking...


Firstly, my product didn't come with a CD - was this important?

I downloaded the guide instead and I was able to connect to the
wireless router config, no problem.

Then I followed the setup wizard for the modem. The wizard said it
detected an internet connection, but every time it came to test a
webpage, it tried and failed to bring up this page: http://
www.netgear.com/success/WGR614v6.asp

- the page couldn't be displayed. No other web pages worked either.
(this isn't even wiFi)

I tried to setup the basic settings - but I didn't understand if the
netgear router was supposed to hold my ISP username/password or not.
(my modem holds the details and automatically connects to the internet
so why should the wireless router know anything about it?)

I tried both inputting all my ISP username details, and also tried not
doing it. It didn't make any difference.

I don't understand if I'm supposed to enter a dynamic or static IP
address or DNS servers. I presumed my modem took care of all that.
Either way, nothing worked.


>From my ISP, I've been given the following details to set up my modem:

Virtual Circuit Identifier - VCI 38
Virtual Path Identifier - VPI 0
Encapsulation Mode VCMux
Authentication Type CHAP
Protocol RFC 2364:
PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
Modulation Type G.DMT or Auto
Tiscali Primary DNS Server 212.74.112.66
Tiscali Secondary DNS Server 212.74.112.67

My modem works fine, of course! But how can I get the wireless netgear
product to work with it correctly? ANd I don't even see a reset button
on the back to take it back to default settings.

(also, one thing I tried resulted in a page saying - looking for
internet connection and the page permanently was stuck in a loop, kept
reloading itself as the hard drive was accessed. -I'm on a newly
installed windows XP SP2 installation)

Hopefully you can help because I don't know where else to turn,
especially as Netgear won't offer me support over the phone because I
bought it as a refurbished product.

Oh also... I've read stuff on the internet, like set the modem to
bridge mode and other stuff. So God knows what I might be missing. But
where am I going wrong in simply connecting an adsl modem to this
wireless router? Didn't realise it could be so complicated...

Thanks!

David