Compatibility Linksys WAG54G Router/ADSL Modem and Dell GXi and GxA PCs

Just replaced a Netgear DS106 10/100Mb/s hub with a Linksys WAG54G
wireless router/adsl modem.

My Dell 8200 (Win XP) and Toshiba Libretto (Win 98SE) work fine when
connected to the router RJ45 ports, but a Dell GXa and Dell GXi cannot
even access the router console or be pinged from the router. The
offending PCs are running Windows 98SE and I am using static IP
addressing (192.168.1.10x) which all work happily together with the
"normal" 10base10 hub.

Wireless connection from another Windows 98SE Dell GXi with a Linksys
WMP54G PCI card works fine as well.

Another curious point is that if I connect the hub (with all the PCs
still connected to it) to the router (using an RJ45 cross-over cable),
the PCs still communicate with eachother as you would expect, but
those that worked when directly connected to the router cannot access
it when passing via the hub. So there seems to be some kind of
compatibility issue between the older Dell GXa and Gxi PCs and Netgear
Hub ethernet connections and the Linksys router.

Anyone any bright ideas ?

Thanks, Mark...

Mark Recht wrote:

> Just replaced a Netgear DS106 10/100Mb/s hub with a Linksys WAG54G
> wireless router/adsl modem.
>
> My Dell 8200 (Win XP) and Toshiba Libretto (Win 98SE) work fine when
> connected to the router RJ45 ports, but a Dell GXa and Dell GXi cannot
> even access the router console or be pinged from the router. The
> offending PCs are running Windows 98SE and I am using static IP
> addressing (192.168.1.10x) which all work happily together with the
> "normal" 10base10 hub.
>
> Wireless connection from another Windows 98SE Dell GXi with a Linksys
> WMP54G PCI card works fine as well.
>
> Another curious point is that if I connect the hub (with all the PCs
> still connected to it) to the router (using an RJ45 cross-over cable),
> the PCs still communicate with eachother as you would expect, but
> those that worked when directly connected to the router cannot access
> it when passing via the hub. So there seems to be some kind of
> compatibility issue between the older Dell GXa and Gxi PCs and Netgear
> Hub ethernet connections and the Linksys router.
>
> Anyone any bright ideas ?

On the PC's, for each interface, force it to be 100Mbs/Full duplex.

It would help if you told us whether the lights on the router
believe that there is a system on the port.


B

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Bob { Goddard } <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<btsb0u$as2q2$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Mark Recht wrote:
>
> > Just replaced a Netgear DS106 10/100Mb/s hub with a Linksys WAG54G
> > wireless router/adsl modem.
> >
> > My Dell 8200 (Win XP) and Toshiba Libretto (Win 98SE) work fine when
> > connected to the router RJ45 ports, but a Dell GXa and Dell GXi cannot
> > even access the router console or be pinged from the router. The
> > offending PCs are running Windows 98SE and I am using static IP
> > addressing (192.168.1.10x) which all work happily together with the
> > "normal" 10base10 hub.
> >
> > Wireless connection from another Windows 98SE Dell GXi with a Linksys
> > WMP54G PCI card works fine as well.
> >
> > Another curious point is that if I connect the hub (with all the PCs
> > still connected to it) to the router (using an RJ45 cross-over cable),
> > the PCs still communicate with eachother as you would expect, but
> > those that worked when directly connected to the router cannot access
> > it when passing via the hub. So there seems to be some kind of
> > compatibility issue between the older Dell GXa and Gxi PCs and Netgear
> > Hub ethernet connections and the Linksys router.
> >
> > Anyone any bright ideas ?
>
> On the PC's, for each interface, force it to be 100Mbs/Full duplex.
>
> It would help if you told us whether the lights on the router
> believe that there is a system on the port.
>
>
> B


Just tried forcing 100Mb/s full duplex - still the same. The lights on
the router show activity when the PCs are connected to it, but if I
connect the hub to the router there are no indicators on either.

Mark...

Bob { Goddard } <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<btsb0u$as2q2$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Mark Recht wrote:
>
> > Just replaced a Netgear DS106 10/100Mb/s hub with a Linksys WAG54G
> > wireless router/adsl modem.
> >
> > My Dell 8200 (Win XP) and Toshiba Libretto (Win 98SE) work fine when
> > connected to the router RJ45 ports, but a Dell GXa and Dell GXi cannot
> > even access the router console or be pinged from the router. The
> > offending PCs are running Windows 98SE and I am using static IP
> > addressing (192.168.1.10x) which all work happily together with the
> > "normal" 10base10 hub.
> >
> > Wireless connection from another Windows 98SE Dell GXi with a Linksys
> > WMP54G PCI card works fine as well.
> >
> > Another curious point is that if I connect the hub (with all the PCs
> > still connected to it) to the router (using an RJ45 cross-over cable),
> > the PCs still communicate with eachother as you would expect, but
> > those that worked when directly connected to the router cannot access
> > it when passing via the hub. So there seems to be some kind of
> > compatibility issue between the older Dell GXa and Gxi PCs and Netgear
> > Hub ethernet connections and the Linksys router.
> >
> > Anyone any bright ideas ?
>
> On the PC's, for each interface, force it to be 100Mbs/Full duplex.
>
> It would help if you told us whether the lights on the router
> believe that there is a system on the port.
>
>
> B


Just tried forcing 100Mb/s full duplex - still the same. The lights on
the router show activity when the PCs are connected to it, but if I
connect the hub to the router there are no indicators on either.

Mark...

Mark Recht wrote:
[...]
> Just tried forcing 100Mb/s full duplex - still the same. The lights on
> the router show activity when the PCs are connected to it, but if I
> connect the hub to the router there are no indicators on either.

If you are connecting a hub and a switch it will possibly requires a
crossover cable.


B

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