How do I find the IP of my wireless router??

a) Connect to the router via Ethernet.

b) Find the default IP address used for configuration in the Blekin user's guide.

c) Configure your Mac to use a manual IP address. Give it an address very similar to the one that is the default IP address for the Belkin but change the last number. Use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet

d) Open your browser and enter the default IP address for the Belkin configuration page.

Belkin routers, typically, use 192.168.2.1 as the IP address for their administration. Is this what you used?

Remember to only use the IP address and not to add "http://" or "www" to the address.

It may also be your web browser. I'm assuming that you're using Safari. If possible try another, like FireFox, to see if you can connect.

First, I would reiterate what previous posters have suggested, using a browser besides Safari. I know first hand that Safari does not play well with Belkin gear.

If not, try this:

1. Finder>applications>Utilities>network Utilities.app
2. Use the "traceroute" function and use something like www.google.com. Most likely the first IP returned is your gateway.
3. Use the "port scan" function to scan all ports using the IP above (leave the field blank) and check the returned ports. Almost all routers use port 80 but some may be configured to use 8080, 443 or some user defined port.
4. Try connecting to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1:8080 for example using the ip address of the gateway and the ports retuned by the tools separated by a colon. Also try https://x.x.x.x The router may have been set to only connect using ssl/tls via port 443
5. If none of this works you could try doing a factory restore which will be outlined in the manual for the router. Just be advised that any configuration currently in the router will be lost for good.

Good luck. If any of this doesn't work post back for more ideas.

Glad that you got it working!

Duane - your suggestion worked, but why? what is it doing to make it connect? (I did what you said and connected using the IP from the belkin's manual. btw I'm using Firefox.

The Belkin's DHCP server is probably using a range of IP addresses that does not include the default configuration IP of the Belkin router. Therefore when you used DHCP to get an IP address and typed in the Belkin's default IP address they were on different subnets. Therefore the Belkin would post that request to the web rather than to it's internal configuration page.