Switching from USB to ethernet

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I'm using a bt voyager 205 router which is currently connected through USB. having trouble with p2p applications so I have decided to switch it the ethernet connection.

When installing the router for the first time I used a BT broadband CD and chose to connect through USB. I have tried using the disk again and choosing ethernet this time but when I come to the final screen I get an error.

I have the router connected through both USB and ethernet ports just now. In my connections when I enable the LAN two I get told a network cable is unpluged. It could just be a cable fault. I have two ethernet portsso is there any program I can download like VCT to test the cable between the two ports?

I'm open to any other suggestions you can come up with aswell but very tired, I keep typing thing wrong, and don't know much about networking anyway so can you try to keep it simple please.
 
I think on the modem itself there should be an ethernet link light.

If not, just check the status of the network in Network Connections, or by looking around the back of your PC and checking the NIC lights.

I think you will find it worth while to totally uninstall the drivers you installed for USB and starting again.
 
There is a ethernet light on *** router but it's not on. Status is 'Network cable unplugged, Firewalled' not sure about the NIC lights as I can't see any. Both ethernet ports are onboard, one is 'Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller' and the other 'NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller'. Going to try the drivers. Will uninstalling BT broadband software get rid of them all?
 
If you're using ethernet, you don't need any software on your PC other than your ethernet drivers.

Having both the USB and ethernet cables in at the same time will confuse the router so that could explain some of the problems.
 
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