i finally managed to fix it tonight, after an extensive search of the internet. the solution: the ethernet cable coming from my main linksys router has to be connected to one of the regular LAN ports on the belkin router, not the WAN port. after i made the switch and power cycled the belkin, it started up on the same network as the linksys router and gave my bedroom computer a proper 192.168.1.x local ip address (prior to that, the machine was on the 192.168.2.x network). hopefully with my newfound network knowledge i can finally fix the wireless camera this weekend.