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[FurryNutz]

Is there a modem or something that your using to connect to AOL Services?

[panda349]

okay i have a question.  should the lights on the modem be solid or blinking?

[panda349]

the only light that flickers is the LAN light when i do something  the WAN light stays solid.

[FurryNutz]

What is the make and model # of the ISP modem? We need to see if we can find out more about this modem.
Have you considered going with a different ISP?

[panda349]

my modem is a gnet and model number is BB2060

[panda349]

my modem is a gnet and model number is BB2060

and yes i was thinking about changing my internet service provider.

[panda349]

ive been with AOL for years and I think maybe nows the time to change.

[FurryNutz]

Understand that.
I presume that the router you have looks like on one listed here?
http://support.rapidsys.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=8&nav=0

From what I can tell its a DSL modem. I presume that when your on the internet like now that your directly connected to the modem?

When you hook up the 655 router it should be like this:
DSL modem out from WAN port to WAN Port>655. THen your PC connected to the LAN port on the 655.
Make sure the cable going from the DSL modem is good. Try a different one when connected to the 655 router.

Theoretically the DSL modem should connect to the 655. You might have to set up the 655 routers Setup/Internet/Manual setting from DHCP to PPPoE.

The ISP should be able to help you with this information.

Just concerned that maybe there is a configuration issue here between the DSL modem and the 655 router. There router is reporting a connection however is not getting anything when it should. Seems like the handshake between the modem and router isn't happening.

I believe this DSL modem has a built in router as well so if you can get the DSL modem into BRIDGE mode or Transparent mode, then you might beable to get the 655 working. Again, you'll need to set up the 655 router for PPPoE and input the user account information.

I would def call up the ISP and see if this can be done.

[panda349]

i changed the router from dhcp to pppoe and still got the same results. AOL did not give me a user name or password  i had to think of a user name and password myself thats how i sign onto AOL.  Again AOL does not have wireless internet.  i called AOL about my network problem and i said that i was connected to AOL wirelessly but my network has no internet access.  they said if im connected to AOL then theres no problem. I have another computer connected to the router with a cable and i have a network connected wirelessly.  They both say the same thing this  computer does  in internet  no network access and in network  no internet access and no network access.

It has to be AOL.  I mean on the network map it shows my computer the router and the internet and from my computer to the router is a broken line and from the router to the internet is a solid line with an x in the middle of it.

And on the toolbar of the computer where the wireless symbol is is a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in it.

I try to troubleshoot the problem and the computer cant identify the problem.  This is a brand new computer it shouldnt have any problems with it.

Oh I forgot I have a wireless printer connected to the router wirelessly too but I am having problems trying to access web services on the printer.  I get a message saying server connection error.  I am thinking its cause the printer isnt connected to my network. and of course my network doesnt have internet access.

This new computer has a 802.11n Wireless LAN card #2 in it and a friend of mine was saying the problem is with the card  he said its defective.  I said that i can connect to my network so it cant be the card.  In device manager on the computer it says the card is working properly.  my friend said just cause it says that doesnt mean that the card is working properly.

I am thinking about changing to a different isp.  But if i do that I dont think i will need this router.  I'm thinking I wasted alot of money buying this router cause to me its acting like a second modem cause i have another computer connected to it and a wireless netboook connected wirelessly to it too.  I havent  had this router very long either.

Like I said earlier when I first got the router I was having problems with setup so I called Dlink and spoke to someone who didnt speak English very well and he told me how to configure the router.  I was on the phone all day with him that day.  I was setting it up to the other computer cause I didnt have this new one at that time.  I was changing alot of things in the settings like he told me to do and I think the router was never configured right in the first place but still I think AOL service has alot to do with the problem.
Or should I say AOHELL.

If I do go with another isp and the problem with the network goes away cause I'm not using the Dlink dir 655 router.  I will post on the forum with the news.

[FurryNutz]

I think that AOL might have a special way of servicing internet to users and they might not support the additional router on there DSL modem. I would investigate a different ISP and go from there. I recommend trying Cable first if its in your area, if not, a different DSL provider. If you can get cable ISP, I recommend the motorola SB6120 if the ISP supports it. It will connect up great to the 655 router.