My desktop:

IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . 68.234.197.190 (Preferred)

I called tech support and they ran a report on the above IP and told me my router is in a bridged or NAT mode and not routing connections like you guys said. I need to edit the settings to get it off bridged mode. However, I cannot get into the routers settings via 192.168.1.1. With the CMD window, it is showing the computers stats, I don't see the router anywhere.

 

Run ipconfig /all again and see what your DHCP server is set to. It should be the IP address of your router. Most routers use 192.168.1.1 as their address by default, but some use other addresses like 192.168.0.1, 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x. If your DHCP server is set to something like that, then try putting that address in your browser.

If it says your DHCP server starts with anything other than 192, 172, or 10, and you're sure you're connected to the router with an ethernet cable, then they're probably right in that your router is acting as a bridge.

If you can't get to the router's interface, you can reset the router back to its factory configuration by holding in the red reset button on the back for 30 seconds.

 

DHCP Server . . . . . 68.234.196.6

I reset the router...but nothing happened.

 

Disconnect the router from the wall jack and do a hard reset on it - you have to go through a procedure, not just hit the reset button. The way the older Linksys is reset is this - unplug the power, hold the reset button in, keep holding it, reconnect the power, and keep holding the button for 30 seconds. Then try to get in. It should then be in the right mode. You will have to reclone the MAC before reconnecting it to the Internet, and redo your wireless setup.

End result - your desktop should wind up with a 192.168.1.x IPv4 address.

NOTE: This should work as long as the ORIGINAL instructions for connecting your desktop to the system were to set it to obtain IP address and DNS automatically - if you had to manually enter an IP, DNS, subnet mask, and gateway, you will have to enter THOSE numbers into the router setup, and switch your desktop to obtain automatically.

 

Reset the router back to factory defaults, access admin page (192.168.1.1 admin/admin) if you want to limit the number of connections, limit your address pool to 3 or however many you want. (starting address 192.168.1.2-4)

 

I have this same router. Once you reset the router, go to the IP address listed above (192.168.1.1). However, the leave the username blank and use "admin" for the password. From there you can configure the security.