Unable to access Viera cast Panasonic DMP-BD 605

[Pikas]

I purchased Panasonic blue ray player DMP-BD605 from costco. I do not have any problems watching blu ray or normal dvds. However I am unable to watch vieracast using the blu ray player.
I have AT&T internet as my ISP. I am using an ethernet cable to connect my 2 Wire Gateway 1800 modem to the blu ray player. Under network settings I ran the connection settings and I got the message "pass". I have tried connecting to the internet to view the vieracast using both the default settings as well as manually assigning an IP address. But however I do it, once I press the viera cast button, I get the message "cannot connect. Please confirm Network connection and settings". I am able to connect both my laptops, so I am sure there is no problem with my internet connection. Please help. THank you