haha.
This networking stuff is driving my nuts. I think my problem is that my D-Link 4port resedential gateway, and my DSL router are conflicting and trying to give out the same IP Addresses. I probably have things setup wrong.
I think you may be right. Having two DHCP servers competing can cause a lot of weird problems.
I have Verizon DSL, and so I don't know if this applies to you or not. But I believe that you're going to want to put the DSL modem in its 'bridge' mode. That should shut down whatever network services the DSL modem is trying to provide, and will force it to just act just as a physical connection to your DSL provider. The trick is that you then configure the
router with your DSL username/password & connection settings (PPPOE, usually). The router then handles creating the WAN connection through the modem. You then just use the router as the DHCP server, firewall, parental controls, etc.
