Did you set the Linksys router to NOT perform DHCP?? If you connect the network port of the D-Link to a network port on the Linksys, it will perform just like a hub.

 

When I finally was able to access the router settings I changed it from gateway to router, but that was about it.

Right now I have my computer hooked directly in to the DI-524, but my computer still refuses to have anything but a Local connection. When I hook this same cable in to my sisters computer it works fine, so there must be something with my computer.

In the network and sharing center it shows my computer going to an unidentified network and then has an X across the link between the network and the internet.

I have no idea at all what needs to be done here lol

 

Ok, little update.

I managed to get my computer connected by just skipping fixing any problems and reinstalling my network card drivers

Now I need to get this Linksys integrated in to the system. I can connect to it via wireless but it tells me that there is a DNS problem with it which isn't allowing it to connect to the internet. Any ideas?

 

Ok, HOW do you have the Linksys router connected to the D-link?? Are you running the network ports from the D-link to the INTERNET port on the Linksys?? If so, that will NEVER work. You need to run the network port (numbered 1 - 4) from the d-link to the network port (1 - 4) on the Linksys. yes, it'll take a port, but that will turn the Linksys into a hub for connectivity. Don't connect the linksys after a system, plug that directly into one of the network ports on the d-link. If that's not possible, you need to connect them together wirelessly and set the Linksys as an access point. that might be easier said than done because normally I make sure that all the access point hardware is the same vendor/model. (Makes communication easier)

I'll keep checking this through out the evening, but I'm willing to help as much as possible. Here's a generic (very vanilla) way to wire it...

Cable modem - primary router (via internet port on router) - network port to network port on secondary router (turn off DHCP & assign different IP address than primary router, normally 192.168.X.X) - connect wireless connections to network access point with strongest signal - plug ethernet cables to computers as necessary (no ethernet should go out of the PC and INTO a router, otherwise, that PC is sharing the internet connection and causing a bottleneck!!)

 

Simplest solution. Most of the Linksys rotuers will run in bridged mode. If your will, simply bridge the linksys router to the DLink. This will allow you to continue using DHCP throughout your house, full file sharing across the network, and make your network configuration free for spot changes.