another linksys issue...help appreciated.

[JingP]

1. New to networking, i have the befsr41 v.2 . Manual says to plug in dsl modem to WAN. Makes sense, but I can't connect unless its plugged into the uplink.

2. it works fine all all of my computers, but not on my asus-p4s333-m motherboard's onboard lan. The onboard lan works great with my dsl modem alone, but blinks amber every second when plugged into any LAN port on the router. All the lights on the router blink every second also. Windows XP doesn't recognize LAN

Funny thing is, the SAME lan port works fine when I use a PCI NIC or another computer.

am i missing something or are these known issues?

 

[minendo]

Makes sense, but I can't connect unless its plugged into the uplink.

What kind of cable do you have going from the modem to router?

 

[dakata24]

exactly how many computers are connected to the router? which port # on the router are you connecting the computer with the asus onboard lan with? i was going to say, that since you're using the uplink for the modem, the port right next to it is unusable. but you say that connected to another pci lan card works. hmm. when all the router lights are blinking every second, are you still able to use the other computers to connect to the internet?