Help needed with wireless router

Rookie

Have bought BT Voyager 2100 on Ebay.
Followed instructions. Plugged into filter and phone socket and switched power on.
Power light and wireless light come on, but DSL light keeps flashing.
Have left it on for over 2 hours no change.
Tried sticking a paper clip into the reset button for the prescribed 10 seconds to no avail.
Have I bought a pup?
Or, can anyone help please?

Rookie

Sorry should have read left it on for over 24 hours

djohn2002uk

1. Is the DSL light flashing fast or slow?
2. Who is your broadband supplier?

Rookie

The light is flashing steadily and BT are my Broadband supplier.

albertross_2

Have you configured it (put in your username and password etc..)

Rookie

The instructions say wait for light to stop flashing. And that is as far as I get!!

nickmack

Have you had Broadband on this line before, is it definitely active?

Try opening your Web Browser and entering the default address of the router, I think it is http://192.168.0.1. If not, the manual will tell you.

It should show you the connection status, what does it say?

Rookie

Yes I am currently running Broadband on this line.
The instructions say install router first then install wireless adaptor to computer so have not yet done 2nd stage and gone to web address.

Hillfly

Have you disconnected an other modems from the phone sockets?

Rookie

Yes I have disconnected them.

nickmack

Rookie wrote:

Yes I am currently running Broadband on this line.
The instructions say install router first then install wireless adaptor to computer so have not yet done 2nd stage and gone to web address.

If you're having problems, it's usually much easier if you set up with a wired connection first. If you have an ethernet port on your PC, connect your PC and the router. It should assign the PC a local address. You can then go to the web address I mentioned to view the status of the ADSL connection.