Hardware Setup Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on your PC to any of the numbered ports on your D-Link Router.

Connect an Ethernet cable to the back of the broadband modem and to your computer's Ethernet port. If you're using a router, you'll need a second Ethernet cable.

I went into the router’s administration panel and checked the status of it, and it appears as though the router isn’t picking up an IP (define) address from the cable modem. I thought that the problem ...