Blekin wireless router can't access Comcast network...

This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in understanding
my problem.

I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.

When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port switch
and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed it only
wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.

Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the ethernet
cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected it to the cable
modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to work just fine.

Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but this
time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device they
installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.

When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable modem
everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks yellow which
means that it is not connected to the internet.

I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and my
laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is pretty slow.

Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?

Thanks in advance,

Howard

This looks similar to another entry a little futher down in this forum
called "WLAN setup for one laptop" so let me add a couple of things.

(1) There is only one laptop in my network.
(2) It connects to the Belkin router just fine. I can open the router admin
pages and manage it with no problem and the laptop shows that its connected
to the wireless network and the router shows that one device is connected to
it and it's the laptop's MAC address.

So it appears to me that everything is working except the internet access
through the cable modem from the Belkin router.

Howard
=======================================
"Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in
> understanding my problem.
>
> I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.
>
> When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port
> switch and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed it
> only wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.
>
> Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the ethernet
> cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected it to the
> cable modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to work just
> fine.
>
> Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but
> this time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device they
> installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.
>
> When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable
> modem everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks yellow
> which means that it is not connected to the internet.
>
> I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and my
> laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is pretty
> slow.
>
> Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
> configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
> interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
> establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Howard
>
>
>

Hi

In most cases DSL connection and Cable connections are totally different and
need a different configuration when using a Router.

This is the common story with most Cable Internet service.

How to Fix Cable/DSL Internet authentication (password). -
http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html

Otherwise call Comcast and ask for specific instructions.

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> This looks similar to another entry a little futher down in this forum
> called "WLAN setup for one laptop" so let me add a couple of things.
>
> (1) There is only one laptop in my network.
> (2) It connects to the Belkin router just fine. I can open the router
> admin pages and manage it with no problem and the laptop shows that its
> connected to the wireless network and the router shows that one device is
> connected to it and it's the laptop's MAC address.
>
> So it appears to me that everything is working except the internet access
> through the cable modem from the Belkin router.
>
> Howard
> =======================================
> "Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in
>> understanding my problem.
>>
>> I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.
>>
>> When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port
>> switch and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed it
>> only wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.
>>
>> Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the
>> ethernet cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected it
>> to the cable modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to work
>> just fine.
>>
>> Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but
>> this time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device they
>> installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.
>>
>> When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable
>> modem everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks yellow
>> which means that it is not connected to the internet.
>>
>> I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and my
>> laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is pretty
>> slow.
>>
>> Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
>> configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
>> interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
>> establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Howard
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks Jack. I'll see what I can figure out from this before I call
Comcast. I would like to point out thought that this last change is from
Comcast cabe to Comcast cable. Not from DSL. Wouldn't you expect it to
work?

Howard
================================================== =========
"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> In most cases DSL connection and Cable connections are totally different
> and need a different configuration when using a Router.
>
> This is the common story with most Cable Internet service.
>
> How to Fix Cable/DSL Internet authentication (password). -
> http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html
>
> Otherwise call Comcast and ask for specific instructions.
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
> "Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This looks similar to another entry a little futher down in this forum
>> called "WLAN setup for one laptop" so let me add a couple of things.
>>
>> (1) There is only one laptop in my network.
>> (2) It connects to the Belkin router just fine. I can open the router
>> admin pages and manage it with no problem and the laptop shows that its
>> connected to the wireless network and the router shows that one device is
>> connected to it and it's the laptop's MAC address.
>>
>> So it appears to me that everything is working except the internet access
>> through the cable modem from the Belkin router.
>>
>> Howard
>> =======================================
>> "Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in
>>> understanding my problem.
>>>
>>> I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.
>>>
>>> When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port
>>> switch and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed
>>> it only wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.
>>>
>>> Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the
>>> ethernet cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected it
>>> to the cable modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to work
>>> just fine.
>>>
>>> Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but
>>> this time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device they
>>> installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.
>>>
>>> When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable
>>> modem everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks
>>> yellow which means that it is not connected to the internet.
>>>
>>> I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and my
>>> laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is pretty
>>> slow.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
>>> configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
>>> interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
>>> establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Howard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi
The services of the Big ISPs are not identical across the country to begin
with.
Especially so if they buy small providers to enlarge their own "Kingdom"
they do not change the whole system right away, if ay all.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Jack. I'll see what I can figure out from this before I call
> Comcast. I would like to point out thought that this last change is from
> Comcast cabe to Comcast cable. Not from DSL. Wouldn't you expect it to
> work?
>
> Howard
> ================================================== =========
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>>
>> In most cases DSL connection and Cable connections are totally different
>> and need a different configuration when using a Router.
>>
>> This is the common story with most Cable Internet service.
>>
>> How to Fix Cable/DSL Internet authentication (password). -
>> http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html
>>
>> Otherwise call Comcast and ask for specific instructions.
>>
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>>
>>
>> "Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> This looks similar to another entry a little futher down in this forum
>>> called "WLAN setup for one laptop" so let me add a couple of things.
>>>
>>> (1) There is only one laptop in my network.
>>> (2) It connects to the Belkin router just fine. I can open the router
>>> admin pages and manage it with no problem and the laptop shows that its
>>> connected to the wireless network and the router shows that one device
>>> is connected to it and it's the laptop's MAC address.
>>>
>>> So it appears to me that everything is working except the internet
>>> access through the cable modem from the Belkin router.
>>>
>>> Howard
>>> =======================================
>>> "Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in
>>>> understanding my problem.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.
>>>>
>>>> When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port
>>>> switch and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed
>>>> it only wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.
>>>>
>>>> Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the
>>>> ethernet cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected
>>>> it to the cable modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to
>>>> work just fine.
>>>>
>>>> Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but
>>>> this time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device
>>>> they installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.
>>>>
>>>> When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable
>>>> modem everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks
>>>> yellow which means that it is not connected to the internet.
>>>>
>>>> I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and
>>>> my laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is
>>>> pretty slow.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
>>>> configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
>>>> interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
>>>> establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> Howard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

What is the version of your cable modem? Have you tried using the cable that
came with the modem? Does your laptop support a network interface, (an RJ45
connection?)

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"Howard Woodard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> This is a bit of a long story but I think it may be helpful in
> understanding my problem.
>
> I have a Dell Inspiron 7500 with a Linksys PMCIA wiress network card.
>
> When I lived in Kirkland, WA I purchased a Belkin F6D3230-4 (a 4-port
> switch and router) to use with my Qwest DSL modem(router). I accessed it
> only wirelessly from my laptop and it worked perfectly.
>
> Then I switched over to Comcast cable broadband. I just took the ethernet
> cable that had been plugged into the DSL modem and connected it to the
> cable modem provided by Comcast and everything continued to work just
> fine.
>
> Recently I moved down to Auburn, Wa. I subscribed to Comcast again but
> this time I let them provide my phone service as well so the device they
> installed is different than what I had in Kirkland.
>
> When I connect the ethernet cable from the Belkin router to the cable
> modem everything goes green but the WAN and it continuously blinks yellow
> which means that it is not connected to the internet.
>
> I can connect a USB cable directly between the cable modem device and my
> laptop and it will connect through to the internet. But it is pretty
> slow.
>
> Does anyone know if I need a special ethernet cable or if there is a
> configuration parameter that selects either USB or ethernet as the
> interface? Or for that matter, any other reason that I'm not able to
> establish a connection through the cable modem from my Belkin router?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Howard
>
>
>