Problem with router. help Plz!

alloutkilla · 07-22-2008, 12:07 PM

About one year ago I bought this 2wire modem/router from AT&T. Now I have a scientific Atlanta cable modem and what I want to do is connect the cable modem to the modem/router and from the router to the computer but when ever I connect to the internet I get the DSL error that tells me that there is no service. Is there a way to make the modem/router only act as a router and not the modem so I won't get the same error? thanx

**johnwill** · 07-22-2008, 12:43 PM

No can do. The WAN port of your 2WIRE modem/router is for a DSL line, you need a standard broadband router that has an Ethernet WAN port.

The DSL modem/router is only useful on a DSL connection.

~~george0123~~ · 07-25-2008, 08:09 AM

You cannot connect the your cable modem to a DSL connection, cable connection is different to DSL connection,

07-22-2008, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
alloutkilla Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP SP3	Problem with router. help Plz! About one year ago I bought this 2wire modem/router from AT&T. Now I have a scientific Atlanta cable modem and what I want to do is connect the cable modem to the modem/router and from the router to the computer but when ever I connect to the internet I get the DSL error that tells me that there is no service. Is there a way to make the modem/router only act as a router and not the modem so I won't get the same error? thanx

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~~george0123~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Vista	Re: Problem with router. help Plz! You cannot connect the your cable modem to a DSL connection, cable connection is different to DSL connection, Last edited by dai; 07-25-2008 at 10:00 AM. Reason: spam