Need Help with Router

I just got a laptop so I went out and bought a Linksys 802.11b router.
I have a laptop with wireless built-in, and a desktop computer.

I ran the software on the laptop, and set up the router. I am typing this from in front of my tv with the wireless connection working fine. I'm having problems with my desktop.

All the lights on the router are on. The computer knows it has an Ethernet cable plugged in(both computers running XP).
I have a DSL connection with a PPPOE sign on. When I try to sign in on my desktop, it will start up, then say:
Error 678: The remote computer did not respond. Blah blah blah....

I've never seen that before, I think it just started when I set up the router. I have yet run the software on the desktop because it requires the internet to be active for the software to set up the router and PC.

Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks

Sounds like a drivetrain problem.

Er..

I don't have any remote computers hooked up...
That's the part that is stumping me.

Erm.. not clear on what you're trying to do. You're trying to sign onto your desktop from your laptop?

Whoops...
I am able to sign on my laptop because of the wireless router. What I cannot do is get on the internet on the desktop, at the desktop. Leave the laptop out of the equation now.

When I sign on it says the remote computer did not respond. I don't know why it is saying that because unless someone else is getting on, I don't have any remote computers. I want to get my computer connected so I can set up a network between the two computers.

Hope that helps.

try logging into the router from your desktop

How do I do that?

it's probably in the manual.. what is the linksys model name/number?

also open the command window (start->run "command") and type "tracert -d www.yahoo.com" and post the first few lines of what it says

check out this also
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7537325

Whoops...
I am able to sign on my laptop because of the wireless router. What I cannot do is get on the internet on the desktop, at the desktop. Leave the laptop out of the equation now.

When I sign on it says the remote computer did not respond. I don't know why it is saying that because unless someone else is getting on, I don't have any remote computers. I want to get my computer connected so I can set up a network between the two computers.

Hope that helps.

did you go from a setup where you had a shared ICS? it seems the desktop is trying to sign onto the net itself, set it back up to still be the .100 computer, but using an access point - it no longer connects drectly to the net.

ps, linksys routers have 'web pages' in the hardware that display the internals, im not near mine but can get you the local address tomorrow

You might wanna run that software on the desktop that came with the router, it contains drivers and such.

Here are the steps I would take.
1. Do you have a wireless NIC on your desktop or is it a hard connection to the router from your desktop?

2. When you turn your desktop on, view available wireless networks under network neighborhood, see if you can find yours and connect, essentially connecting to the Router. This will require you to right click on the Wireless icon, if it has one. Once you connect the router should take care of business. The first time you turn on your desktop you are going to have to tell it to communicate with the Router. It won't necesarily connect to the router automatically, especially if the router has an encryption key.

3. If it is wireless, are you using any kind of encryption key? if so configure your desktop to talk to the wireless router by entering the encryption key.

4. If you have a hard connection to the router and your running XP it should be plug and play, Call your internet provider and find out what is wrong.

5. If it is a wireless connection to the desktop call Linksys and ask WTF is going on.

To me it sounds as though you are trying to connect your desktop to the router via wireless. Double check that your wireless router allows concurrent connections, meaning you can have two machines using wireless at the same time.

Good luck

I'm a fool... I got it figured out.

But I'm some difficulties networking the computers together. Desktop hardwired to the router, laptop picking up the wireless signal. I've run the network wizard, and I'm not exactly sure which settings I should use.
I just want to share the printer and the files between the two computers.
Also, when I get to the end, you have to put in a floppy disk so you can get that network info onto the other computer. My laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, can I use a USB flash drive instead? Both computers are running XP.

Help with the network would be appreciated.

I personally wouldn't use the wizard to set up file sharing. I just took a look at it and it was more painful then it needs to be. Just go to properties of the folder you want to share. Tell it to share it and give it a name. Don't forget to turn your XP firewall off. I believe you won't be able to see the shares unless you do this.

Hope this helps.

You don't need the internet software on your computers to be online. Linksys routers are compatible with the PPoE protocol. When you first log into your router, you'll see "WAN connection type" on the bottom. Set the type to PPoE and enter your login name and password there. Then just select "Keep connection alive" and max it out to 180 seconds for redial period. That should keep you online perpetually.

As far as file sharing, I've fooled with XP enough to come to the conclusion that it doesn't like anything other than the Network Wizard to allow file sharing. Just select you are setting up a home network and that your computers connect through a router/gateway. It should configure you for ICS after that. It'll also set your network settings back to DHCP as well, so you may need to either go back and hardcode your network settings or leave it as is if that was how you were connecting before.

Since the other PC has XP on it, do the same - you don't need a floppy to put the network settings on the other machine.