Thank you SO MUCH for pointing me in the right direction. The problem was solved by simply resetting the modem to factory settings and starting over. Really, the only router setting that looks different now is ‘NETBIOS ANNOUNCEMENT’ which is now unticked.
So in the end, it was ‘operator error’ and I accept with humility that I had been the one all along that was wrong. But, on the positive side, I learned a bit about networking along the way…not to mention a whole heck of a lot about unix/linux that had always made me think it was way too mystifying for me to ever grasp any of it. This is one of those times when being an ‘old goat’ with some MS DOS experience has actually helped me out in the long run. And since I do enjoy learning new things… I’ll take this whole experience as a good learning one.
I appreciate your pointing me in the right direction.
My network in windows explorer now:
WD Discovery worked and got me into Dashboard: Do I dare update the firmware?
