I went missing cause I gave up. But now I will try again!
And this time, I will not fail. No indeed.
I will read the FAQ, assign all sorts of IP addresses, and insist that the universe fall in line.
And then I will report. My success, of course.
Edit: Actually I failed again. I have emailed D-Link tech support. Sorry about the drive-by guys, it wasn't meant to be. We got a non-wireless router that I could use without difficulty, so I kinda forgot about this issue. :-/