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> Hi to you all! Hope someone can help me out here.
>
> So what is the problem?
>
> A few days ago i bought a Linksys WRT54G Wireless router. This would
> give the options of wireless surfing on my laptop while surfing on my
> pc on the 3rd floor.
>
> To be certain the wireless signal strength would be "excellent" i
> placed the router on the 1st floor, next to my cable modem.
>
> After that i plugged the ethernet cable from the modem in the router,
> and plugged the ethernet cable, which is connected to my pc, in an
> available routerswitch.
>
> At first i didn't notice that the switch LED wasn't lighting up, so i
> just ran upstairs to my pc, started it up, and hoped to get connected
> to the internet instantly, but that was not the case. I got the
> warning "network cable is unplugged/disconnected".
>
> A bit strange...
>
> I decided to place the router next to my pc.
>
> First i connected my pc with the wireless router.
>
> Second i plugged the ethernet cable from the 1st floor in the router's
> internet port.
>
> And suddenly...the switch LED on the router started lighting up, the
> network was working perfectly and everything worked!
>
> If i place the router on the 1st floor, with my pc on the 3rd, could
> the distance be a problem? This ethernet cable is approx. 20 m. (66
> ft) long.
>
> Could someone help me out with this strange problem???
>
> Thanx!
> Gene.
>
There are more than one port on that Linksys, one of which is a cross-
over, if I recall correctly. Connecting to that port with a standard
cable would result in no connectivity. Also, since you used two
different cables in this, perhaps the upstairs cable is bad.
---Matthew
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