Connecting Airport Extreme to Actiontec Q1000 Gateway
Searched the forum, but no luck, so starting a new post. I have DSL service to my home from Centurylink to an Actiontec. Q1000 gateway modem. Since the signal is weak in the other side of my home, I have extended a cat5e ethernet cable (tested and working properly) to the center of my home and to the WAN port on an Airport Extreme (4th generation).
Airport utilitiy tells gives me 3 status messages:
1) Ethernet unplugged
2) Internet connection - no valid IP address
3) No DNS servers
I assume issues 2 & 3 will be resolved when issue #1 is resolved.
I know the "outgoing" port from the modem works as I can plug it directly into my laptop and I can access the internet. I used a professional cable tester for the cat5 and it is working properly. This setup has worked before.
So I'm confused. Thanks for any help someone can provide.