Belkin wireless G Router HELP

hello i have just purchased a belkin wireless g router 2.4ghz-802.11g so my brother can go on the internet but my computer will not find the modem so when the modem ligh it supposed to light up it doesnt please help thanks

 

What lights are absent?

 

hi sam
the only light which will not light up is the ligh where it says modem the number one lights up and something else but the only light missing is the modem one

 

Are you trying to run two modems on the same phone line? That won't work. If it's a modem router then you need to use that as the modem, and attach your PC to it via a LAN cable to get internet access.

 

no i am on virgin media and i am wanting to set my brother on the internet on the installation cd it shows connecting cables too and from the virgin media modem to the belkin its just the light will not come on so i cannot continue with the installation

 

Is the modem Virgin media provided a router as well? If so it should be a simple case of running a network cable to it, and off you go.

 

sorry forgot to mention i do not have a phone with my broadband i have my internet with a motorola surfboard which virgin media provided and i have purchased a belkin wireless to set my brother up any idea why the light will not come on?

 

Right. The surfboard's a USB modem, which means you need to use the router in order to get the connection to your brother's PC. As for the light on the Belkin router, what happens if you set it all up ignoring that fact?

 

so should i just use the belkin? what about all the wires which will i need? thanks for your help very much appreciated

 

You'll have to keep using the surfboard I'm afraid since you use Cable. However, the router should be a simple case of attaching two network cables to it (one from your PC, the other from your brother's PC). If you want to setup the router wirelessly, you can do that from its homepage. If you can, you should test the network over cables first.

 

it shows that i connect the cable to my virgin media modem and then my brother uses the usb dongle thats why i purchased it instead of wires being all over

 

OK, so you've connected the router to your PC via a cable, can you access its home page?

 

ok on my virgin media modem all i was using was the blue usb cable to get internet access that was all fine and working now i have got the belkin i connected the yellow ethernet from my virgin media to the belkin and the blue belkin wire from the belkin to the back of the pc that is how i had it connected is this right?

 

No, all you need to do is connect a network cable from your PC to the router. You don't need to also connect the Surfboard.

 

so all i need is my belkin? it shows that i need to connect wires from my virgin media to my belkin thats what i dont understand
how should i set it up
thank you for helping me

 

You still need to connect the Surfboard to your PC, but do so using the USB cable, because you'll need to connect your PC to the Belkin using the network port.


Surfboard -------- PC --------- Router

 

ok i will try this when i get in thank you i will post again

 

ok i cannot get it going what wires go where someone please help

 

I have helped. You will need to setup wireless in the control panel first, it won't work straight off the bat.
Can you access the router's homepage in your internet browser? (It's usually either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1)

 

nope it wont go to the router's homepage i really do not know what to do if you would will you do a step by step with me please