1 Computer hardware, the collection of physical elements that comprise a computer system. 2  Networking hardware, devices facilitating the use of a computer network.  Electronic hardware, interconnected electronic components.
Turn of your cable modem, router and pc off. turn on your modem, then router and then finally boot the pc. Now try the accessing your linksys webconfig. (by pressing that little button in the back of the router will reset the router back to factory default)
Configuring a Linksys router for Cable Internet connection. QUICK TIP: To reconfigure a previously used router, reset the router to factory defaults. To do this, press and hold the Reset button of your router for 10 seconds. The reset button is usually located at the back of the router.