Qwest Actiontec M1000 Modem not working with Linksys or D-link router
Here is the senaro and the fix for it.
Qwest is now offering the Action Tec M1000 Modem/router. This is a router even with no wireless unit installed. If you have another router you would like to use with the Qwest M1000 such as linksys or D-link you have to configure the Linksys or D-link as an acces point in order to make it work. (For the life of me I do not see why Qwest is offering a router with only one nic output)
Anyways here is what you do. The exact steps will vary depending on what type of router you have. With the Qwest Actiontec M1000 DO NOTHING. This will be our router. With the second router login.
D-link is 192.168.0.1 and linksys is 192.168.1.1 . You need to plug the router directly into a PC with out is being hooked to the M1000. If you are unsure what the ip is you need consult your manufacturers website. Log into the router and change the local IP for the Router itself to 192.168.0.151. Now you will have to re-log into the router using this new IP. We now need to change the range of the addresses given out.Change the Starting IP Address: to 192.168.0.155. Go ahead and save changes. Now you will have to disalbe the DHCP server on the the router. You are almost done. Now conect the Qwest Actiontec M1000 router to the back of the Linksys router. DO NOT plug it into the WAN port. We have set the router up as an AP so plug it into any port 1 through 4. You may need to re-boot the linksys or d-Link router but you should be good to go. This has worked several times for me and should work great for you. The first time I contacted Qwest about the issue and they kept telling me that the M1000 is not a router unless the wireless is turned on but they are on crack and totally wrong. Post your comments if this worked or if you need more help.
If your still having issues then head over to www.onlinecomputerrepair.org . these guys are great at setting networks up and can get you going for a very reasonable price.
September 28th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
If you just want to make life simple you can just go out and buy and Access Piont. They are around the same cost as a router.
November 24th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I have the same modem and a d-link router.
They wanted me to change my network settings, but when I objected, they helped me change the ISP settings on the modem, and everything worked fine
November 29th, 2007 at 12:23 am
This is a good guide to follow. It helped me out. One thing I would recommend is disabling DHCP first, sometimes the IP you specify (.151 in this case) falls into the range of DHCP and will cause a conflict.
besides this, the m1000 is a nice modem. lots of features.
December 2nd, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I have the Actiontec M1000 and a D-Link Wireless G Router, and I don’t understand how you are supposed to “log in” to the router without setting it up first. When I run the D-link setup with the Actiontec plugged in it says to call the ISP to find out how to bypass the router properties of the Actiontec, but when I called Qwest they were completely clueless, as usual. When I try to run setup with the D-Link plugged in, it says no connectivity. Can anybody help me? guntherbfresh@yahoo.com if you can or I will check back here.. Thanks.
December 10th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Are you running the dlink setup with the disk? Simply plug the dlink router into the notebook. Make sure you do not plug it into the uplink port just 1 through 4. No type in 192.168.0.1. Use the default user name and password. You may be asked to configure the router the first time just run through the on screen prompts. It does not matter that you do not have a conection to the the internet. You will not have a connection until you follow the above directions and make it into an AP.
December 14th, 2007 at 7:00 am
This worked really great; however, I happen to like my 3 year old D-Link DI-634M features better. I followed all of the instructions and it was good. I then found this:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r19605835-Actiontec-M1000-with-Dlink-router
This allows me to function exactly how I used to when I had a cable modem. I have my D-Link doing my custom stuff and my M1000 being just my DSL modem. Thank you to both of these authors!
Bill T.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 am
Chalk up another success story! I followed the directions above and I’m up and running.
Thanks!
January 31st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Hi, Will this also work with the M1000 having the wireless enabled? I have two computers that need to connect to the network thru the nic.
February 1st, 2008 at 3:31 am
Yes it will work because you would be using the second device as an access point and the M1000 as your router.
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Recently received your article on the M1000 Modem and Linksys Router. Your fix looks very easy to do except I cannot locate where to change the range of addresses given out. Also any experience with the Actiontec W1000 Wireless Adapter.
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
it’s right under the DHCP section on the main setup page for a Linksys router.
this setup will work with the Actiontec W1000 Wireless as well.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
What is the easiest thing to do? Is to upgrade to the 2701 HG Modem and how much does that cost.
April 18th, 2008 at 7:57 am
This advice worked for me. I have a new Actiontec M1000 from Qwest and tried connecting it to my existing D-Link router. It would not work, even though my D-Link had been working with Comcast’s modem. All I did to make it work, per your advice, is connect the Ethernet cable from the modem into my router’s #1 slot. Bingo! Works great now. Thanks a lot!!!
August 1st, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Bless you.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:43 am
You could also just buy a switch. I run a 8 port 3com OfficeConnect behind it. Then you aren’t duplicating devices for no reason and you speed up connections a little since switches are inherently faster because they run on the data link layer instead of the network layer.
September 7th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Phew. Glad I found this page.
It’s unbelievable how difficult this process was. Who knew Qwest’s modem is a router? Would’ve just bought the wireless upgrade for the M1000 to save myself all of this trouble, but I guess that’s what they want you to do.
First follow post #5 by ADMINNICENAME to set up router, then the detailed directions at the top of the page (but keep in mind QWESTFTL’s post #3 about the IP address) and it should work. Although, I did have to not only reboot my router, but my entire computer as well.
Thanks again.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:36 am
I didn’t do it the way described. All I did was set my user name and password from Qwest on the M1000 and got internet connection on my notebook. I then unplugged the M1000 and plugged my notebook directly to the Linksys router and logged on I then I set the IP on the Linksys to 198.168.2.1 rebooted the Linksys and then set the Linksys to PPPoE and put in the user name and password from Qwest plugged the M1000 to the Linksys WAN port and hit connect on the Linksys. All works fine using the M1000 plugged into the WAN jack on the Linksys WRT54G. I did nothing else as far as settings, and all of the IP addresses on the LAN side are from the Linksys DHCP, am I missing something?
October 27th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Is the M1000 still wireless? If so you may want to turn that feature off. Your setup should work just fine. The only down side is if or when you have to reset your router you will have to re-set up the user name and password for Qwest.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:00 am
No the M1000 I got does not have wireless. All wireless connections are through the WRT54G.
November 5th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Well, I had to update my BEFW11S4’s firmware to get it to work for changing the device IP, otherwise it wouldn’t let me log in under the new IP heh New firmware totally changed the layout, but added some new features. I got it configured and I’m online, but oddly the connection icon in the task bar can’t “connect”
Hit repair and it still doesn’t work o_0 To make things weirder, my computer’s IP address is 192.168.0.2… Which I’d figure that due to making the starting IP (which gets grayed out after disabling DHCP) would start @ 155. Even if that wasn’t the case, I’d have thought that since the device IP being 192.168.1.xxx would make my IP a 192.168.1.xxx. I have to go check the laptop to see if the WiFi works now though. Thanks for this write up! I happened to stumble on it when researching something else on this M1000 heh Probably would’ve gone nuts if I wasn’t able to set it up!! So again, thank you 
November 20th, 2008 at 6:04 am
This advice worked great thanks for the help