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kikicool · 06-23-2009, 05:55 PM

hi there. I hope someone can help me.

I have a dell laptop with Vista.

I have a dell desktop PC with XP.

I have a scientific atlanta modem from optimum online.

I have a netgear router WNR 2000.

Everything was copacetic.

Then my husband rearranged my office, which was a truly lovely treat.

Now... I can't connect the wireless modem.

I can connect my desktop to the wired modem. The wired modem has only ONE input for an ethernet cable. When I connect the ethernet to the PC hard drive, and make sure hte cable is plugged in, the internet works fine on my desktop PC.

When I try to connect the wireless...everything goes to hell in a handbasket. Here's what I have done:

1. Connect the yellow ethernet cable to both the wireless and the wired modem. use a cat-5 or internet cable to connect the wireless to the desktop computer. Nuthin'.

2. connect the ethernet cable from the wireless to the desktop. Use a cat 5 to connect the wired modem to the wireless one. Nuthin.

The front of my scientific atlanta box looks like this:
http://www.powertv.com/products/cons...es/DPX2203.jpg

I couldn't find a picture of the right model to show the back but has the same um, holes (not tech savvy here...) as this one.
http://gallery.techarena.in/data/519...a_dpc2100a.gif

This is what the back of my wireless modem looks like:
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01...ZP8EW-2-lg.jpg

I also tried using a third Cat 5 line, and attaching: the yellow cord from wireless to wired; the first cat 5 from wireless to desktop; and the third from wireless to phone outlet.

I've been assuming the yellow cord goes in the yellow hole on the wireless. But I did try mixing it up. Nothing seems to work, so I wonder what the heck I'm doing wrong!

Sorry I'm a total idiot, but ANY help is MOST appreciated. :)

06-23-2009, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
kikicool Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: vista	unplugged computer, now can't reconnect wireless modem... hi there. I hope someone can help me. I have a dell laptop with Vista. I have a dell desktop PC with XP. I have a scientific atlanta modem from optimum online. I have a netgear router WNR 2000. Everything was copacetic. Then my husband rearranged my office, which was a truly lovely treat. Now... I can't connect the wireless modem. I can connect my desktop to the wired modem. The wired modem has only ONE input for an ethernet cable. When I connect the ethernet to the PC hard drive, and make sure hte cable is plugged in, the internet works fine on my desktop PC. When I try to connect the wireless...everything goes to hell in a handbasket. Here's what I have done: 1. Connect the yellow ethernet cable to both the wireless and the wired modem. use a cat-5 or internet cable to connect the wireless to the desktop computer. Nuthin'. 2. connect the ethernet cable from the wireless to the desktop. Use a cat 5 to connect the wired modem to the wireless one. Nuthin. The front of my scientific atlanta box looks like this: http://www.powertv.com/products/cons...es/DPX2203.jpg I couldn't find a picture of the right model to show the back but has the same um, holes (not tech savvy here...) as this one. http://gallery.techarena.in/data/519...a_dpc2100a.gif This is what the back of my wireless modem looks like: http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01...ZP8EW-2-lg.jpg I also tried using a third Cat 5 line, and attaching: the yellow cord from wireless to wired; the first cat 5 from wireless to desktop; and the third from wireless to phone outlet. I've been assuming the yellow cord goes in the yellow hole on the wireless. But I did try mixing it up. Nothing seems to work, so I wonder what the heck I'm doing wrong! Sorry I'm a total idiot, but ANY help is MOST appreciated. :)