# Network/dsl issue
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 13, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222 "2009-01-13T07:07:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/41 "2009-01-13T12:34:55Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> No you don’t need ANY software installed for that linksys router to work…
i gathered that since i have no software installed for it at the moment
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### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/42 "2009-01-13T12:36:55Z")
if i were to re-set this router. would i still be able to connect to the intrawebz via the ethernet cable to my pc?
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/43 "2009-01-13T12:37:17Z")
yes
edit: it will just reset any port-forwarding or security you previously setup on it
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### Author:  [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/44 "2009-01-13T12:37:24Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> My parents just got me a computer for Christmas ☹
LOL. I got a lump of coal for X-mas.
I like your sense of humor. I’m not being a dick…serious.
Truce?
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/45 "2009-01-13T13:04:48Z")
> [@TradersBASE](#):
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> LOL. I got a lump of coal for X-mas.
>
> I like your sense of humor. I’m not being a dick…serious.
> Truce?
:tup:
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### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/46 "2009-01-13T16:36:45Z")
OK after being on phone with verizon tech for the past 3.5 hours to be able to get online again i have decided i will never try to change things again
OMFG
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/47 "2009-01-13T18:14:31Z")
> [@Pauly](#):
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> OK after being on phone with verizon tech for the past 3.5 hours to be able to get online again i have decided i will never try to change things again
> OMFG
lmao.
oh could you understand them? i never can. i always end up with the guy with the heaviest accent ive ever heard.
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### Author:  [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/48 "2009-01-13T18:20:58Z")
> [@pirite](#):
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> lmao.
> oh could you understand them? i never can. i always end up with the guy with the heaviest accent ive ever heard.
Verizon has English tech support…at least from my experience they have.
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/49 "2009-01-13T18:22:58Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#):
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> Verizon has English tech support…at least from my experience they have.
huh? what number do you call???
i always end up with a guy from india.
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### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/50 "2009-01-14T08:37:26Z")
Grrrr more problems.doing same thing again- I gotta call someone i know that owes.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/51 "2009-01-14T09:42:24Z")
:lol:
Please tape record your convo with support
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### Author:  [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/52 "2009-01-19T07:36:46Z")
All this f’in around turned out to be a bad DSL modem that kept droping the connection. Borrowed one from a buddy and works fine. Now how do i get a freebe dsl modem from verizon?
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/network-dsl-issue/61222/53 "2009-01-19T07:38:36Z")
Pauly I can give you one…it has wifi built in…
You would just need to put your user name/password in and off you go.
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