How to get Belkin 150 to see my cable modem?

[jhb50]

I have a cable modem/router provided by my ISP at 192.168.1.1 with dhcp and port forwarding enabled. It is connected to an Actiontec Wireless Router at 192.168.1.2 and I can open both routers from my browser using their addresses, and my non static devices are assigned addresses correctly. My PC is static 192.168.1.10 with gateway 192.168.1.1 and I can switch between wired and wireless as required and everything works fine.

I now need to replace the Actiontec Wireless Router, so I purchased a Belkin 150N Wireless router, installed in place of the Actiontec and set its LAN IP address to 192.168.1.2.

I assumed it would work the same as the Actiontec and I set it up with similar options but now I cannot ping or open the cable modem router at 192.168.1.1; I had to change my PC gateway to 192.168.1.2 to get internet access; and I had to enable dhcp on the belkin to get addresses assigned to my non static devices.

Is there a way to get the Belkin see the cable modem at 192.168.1.1 and work as the Actiontec did, or do I need to buy a different router

 

[sk1939]

There is a way, but the question is what settings did your Actiontec have that the Belkin has different? Make sure that the Belkin is set to receive DHCP on the Internet/WAN port.

 

[jhb50]

Solved! Thanks..here is what is different.

The actiontec has 4 enet ports. The belkin has 1 cable modem input port and 4 enet ports. The cable modem port is in only and blocks the cable modem from being seen by the belkin. Solution is to connect the cable modem to one of the enet ports.

So much for belkins 1-2-3 easy install. Its only taken me 2 days!

 

[sk1939]

Good that you got it solved, don't forget to select best answer to close the thread.