I have a linksys WRT54GS wireless router and a Sprint 660 Modem and I am using Windows Vista. I can get internet by connecting with a wire to the router but not wirelessly only getting local connection with wireless.

Settings for Linksys Router:
Internet Connection TYPE
Automatic Configuration - DHCP


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Optional Settings
(required by some ISPs)
Router Name:
Host Name:
Domain Name:
MTU: Auto
Size: Greyed out but says 1500

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Network Setup
Router IP
Local IP Address: 192 . 168 . 1 . 5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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Network Address
Server Settings (DHCP)
DHCP Server: Enabled
Starting IP Address: 192.168.1. 6
Maximum Number of DHCP Users: 5
Client Lease Time: 9999 minutes (0 means one day)
Static DNS 1: . . .
Static DNS 2: . . .
Static DNS 3: . . .
WINS: . . .

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Settings for the Sprint 660 Series Modem:

System Status

System Name: EMBARQ
ZyNOS F/W Version: V3.40(ACZ.9) | 11/07/2007
DSL FW Version:TI AR7 07.00.02.00
Standard:ADSL_G.dmt




WAN Information

IP Address:71.54.108.243
IP Subnet Mask:255.255.248.0
Default Gateway:71.54.104.1
Active DNS:0.0.0.0
Primary DNS:65.40.202.102
Secondary DNS:76.7.255.188
VPI/VCI:8/ 35




LAN Information

MAC Address:00:23:f8:88:8a:0d
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP: Server
DHCP Start IP: 192.168.2.2
DHCP Pool Size: 32
Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0

IPCONFIG in Command Prompt when used on my Vista when connected to the router wired AND wirelessly:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All RIGHTS reserved.

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7d3f:1d04:ff9c:8b14%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::69dc:17d0:fe1e:82cd%10
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:1cba:9497:b8c9:9283
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1cba:9497:b8c9:9283%12
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

Need any more info just ask although i doubt u will.


P.S. dont really care if u guys know all this .

also do i need to look into bridging my modem with my Router? and exactly what IS bridging and what does it do? Oh AND whats the difference between LAN and WAN?Bridging joins two networks together as if they are the same network. Essentially a bridge just unintelligently forwards all packets received on one network to the other network. You probably don't need bridging.

The WAN is the Wide Area Network - i.e. your ISP's side of the modem. The LAN is the Local Area Network - i.e. your side of the modem. In this case you actually have two LANs. The 192.168.2.x subnet just includes the modem and the router. The 192.168.1.x network includes the devices within your home network. In other words, your router is on 192.168.1.x on the home side and 129.168.2.x on the modem side. Your modem is on 192.168.2 on the router side and 71.54.104.0/21 (I won't bore you with the subnest mask maths) on your ISP's side.

You could try manually adding DNS entries to your router and PCs as per your ISP, i.e. primary DNS:65.40.202.102 and secondary DNS:76.7.255.188.

I would be interested to see the output of IPCONFIG /ALL in two scenarios: when your computer is only connected by a cable and when it is only connected wirelessly.