MN-500 cannot access the Internet

I've been working on this problem for hours and not
getting anywhere. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

I'm using Bell's DSL which has been working great with 1
PC. I just installed the MN-500 wireless router so I can
use the laptop. The setup wizard could not connect to the
internet even though the router indicator light was good.
I then manually connected to the router to configure it,
both my PC & laptop can access the routher fine. Still
couldn't get to the internet. I checked the line again
by connecting the DSL modem/router to the PC or the
laptop, good internet connection. Plugged it back
through the wireless router, no connection. Indicator on
the wireless router still show solid green connectivity!
Any ideas? Thanks.

Bell South was down for a day in my area and I
experienced similiar problems reconfiguring the router.

It appeared that the base station programming was not
successfully completing after running the wizard. I
could tell because the SSID was displaying the default
MSHOME (instead of the value I had entered) and my base
station password would not open the Management Tool.
(default password to base station is admin). The result
was that the base station did not have the
username/password and correct internet connection type
selected to complete the connection from base station to
modem.


I ran the wizard several times -- it finally did program
the base station and everything works.

Try the following: Connect to the base station using an
ethernet cable and open the Management Tool. Verify that
PPOE is chosen as the Internet Connection Type under the
Wide Area Network option and enter your bellsouth
username and password.

Hope this helps.

Robin


>-----Original Message-----
>I've been working on this problem for hours and not
>getting anywhere. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
>
>I'm using Bell's DSL which has been working great with 1
>PC. I just installed the MN-500 wireless router so I can
>use the laptop. The setup wizard could not connect to
the
>internet even though the router indicator light was
good.
>I then manually connected to the router to configure it,
>both my PC & laptop can access the routher fine. Still
>couldn't get to the internet. I checked the line again
>by connecting the DSL modem/router to the PC or the
>laptop, good internet connection. Plugged it back
>through the wireless router, no connection. Indicator on
>the wireless router still show solid green connectivity!
>Any ideas? Thanks.
>.
>

Thanks for your suggestion, I'll verify the WAN setting,
I don't recall seeing PPPoE, could be it.


>-----Original Message-----
>Bell South was down for a day in my area and I
>experienced similiar problems reconfiguring the router.
>
>It appeared that the base station programming was not
>successfully completing after running the wizard. I
>could tell because the SSID was displaying the default
>MSHOME (instead of the value I had entered) and my base
>station password would not open the Management Tool.
>(default password to base station is admin). The result
>was that the base station did not have the
>username/password and correct internet connection type
>selected to complete the connection from base station to
>modem.
>
>
>I ran the wizard several times -- it finally did program
>the base station and everything works.
>
>Try the following: Connect to the base station using an
>ethernet cable and open the Management Tool. Verify
that
>PPOE is chosen as the Internet Connection Type under the
>Wide Area Network option and enter your bellsouth
>username and password.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Robin
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I've been working on this problem for hours and not
>>getting anywhere. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
>>
>>I'm using Bell's DSL which has been working great with
1
>>PC. I just installed the MN-500 wireless router so I
can
>>use the laptop. The setup wizard could not connect to
>the
>>internet even though the router indicator light was
>good.
>>I then manually connected to the router to configure
it,
>>both my PC & laptop can access the routher fine. Still
>>couldn't get to the internet. I checked the line again
>>by connecting the DSL modem/router to the PC or the
>>laptop, good internet connection. Plugged it back
>>through the wireless router, no connection. Indicator
on
>>the wireless router still show solid green
connectivity!
>>Any ideas? Thanks.
>>.
>>
>.
>

Thanks again Robin, setup PPPoE and tada....

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for your suggestion, I'll verify the WAN setting,
>I don't recall seeing PPPoE, could be it.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Bell South was down for a day in my area and I
>>experienced similiar problems reconfiguring the
router.
>>
>>It appeared that the base station programming was not
>>successfully completing after running the wizard. I
>>could tell because the SSID was displaying the default
>>MSHOME (instead of the value I had entered) and my base
>>station password would not open the Management Tool.
>>(default password to base station is admin). The
result
>>was that the base station did not have the
>>username/password and correct internet connection type
>>selected to complete the connection from base station
to
>>modem.
>>
>>
>>I ran the wizard several times -- it finally did
program
>>the base station and everything works.
>>
>>Try the following: Connect to the base station using
an
>>ethernet cable and open the Management Tool. Verify
>that
>>PPOE is chosen as the Internet Connection Type under
the
>>Wide Area Network option and enter your bellsouth
>>username and password.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Robin
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I've been working on this problem for hours and not
>>>getting anywhere. Any suggestion is greatly
appreciated.
>>>
>>>I'm using Bell's DSL which has been working great with
>1
>>>PC. I just installed the MN-500 wireless router so I
>can
>>>use the laptop. The setup wizard could not connect to
>>the
>>>internet even though the router indicator light was
>>good.
>>>I then manually connected to the router to configure
>it,
>>>both my PC & laptop can access the routher fine. Still
>>>couldn't get to the internet. I checked the line
again
>>>by connecting the DSL modem/router to the PC or the
>>>laptop, good internet connection. Plugged it back
>>>through the wireless router, no connection. Indicator
>on
>>>the wireless router still show solid green
>connectivity!
>>>Any ideas? Thanks.
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>