wireless connection

[Jonathan Duncan]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Russel Caldwell wrote:

> The modem is connected directly to the desktop with an ethernet cable. There
> is no router. I'm wondering if I should get a router. I have  unplugged the
> modem but only for a minute or two.
>

Do you have another computer around that you can plug into the DSL modem 
to rule out it being your network card or perhaps your computer or 
operating system?  Have you tried a different network cable?  I could be 
that one of those components has gone bad.

Jonathan