Linksys WAG54G weirdness

Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all machines
with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than mixed,
and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP still not working
either on relay or disabled).

Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101 wont
work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router so I can use
a cable, but still seems odd...

Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
James.

James wrote:
> Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
> Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all
> machines with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
> I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than
> mixed, and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP
> still not working either on relay or disabled).
>
> Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
> wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router
> so I can use a cable, but still seems odd...
>
> Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
> James.

Sent mine back it was so poor.

Stephen (aka steford) wrote:
> James wrote:
>> Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through
>> it. Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure
>> all machines with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP
>> server. I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G"
>> rather than mixed, and I can now ping and connect to other machines
>> (but DHCP still not working either on relay or disabled).
>>
>> Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
>> wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router
>> so I can use a cable, but still seems odd...
>>
>> Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
>> James.
>
> Sent mine back it was so poor.

Can't blame you as their after sales support is abysmal on all counts, all
they want to do is close the 'ticket' not deal with the problems...

"kraftee" <kraftee@spamoff& die.com> wrote:

>Can't blame you as their after sales support is abysmal on all counts, all
>they want to do is close the 'ticket' not deal with the problems...

Linksys "support" is a call centre in the Philippines as I know only
too well having spent a number of hours on the phone to them - a load
of utterly useless robots.

There is a UK contact which one gets sometimes if making a support
call during the morning but the people there don't give a damn either.

Financially they are a very successful company, shifting a lot of
boxes of which 99% no doubt work out of the box, in the trivial
applications for which they are intended.

James wrote:
> Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
> Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all
> machines with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
> I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than
> mixed, and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP
> still not working either on relay or disabled).
>
> Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
> wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router
> so I can use a cable, but still seems odd...
>
> Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
> James.

thats odd, mine works in mixed mode OK (two wireless machines, one g and one
b). All machines have static IPs and all seems to work OK. Firmware
1.02.1. I'm confused, if you have all static IPs, then what is the DHCP
server doing?

"James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
>Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all machines
>with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
>I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than mixed,
>and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP still not working
>either on relay or disabled).
>
>Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101 wont
>work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router so I can use
>a cable, but still seems odd...
>
>Have upgraded to latest f/w also.

Mine works well enough here, but I have manually set the IP addresses for each
computer using the 192.168.1.xx range.

Wireless mode is "mixed". Interface under "advanced routing" set to "LAN &
Wireless".

I don't know if that will help at all.






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"Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cqc96a$efj$(E-Mail Removed)...
> James wrote:
>> Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
>> Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all
>> machines with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
>> I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than
>> mixed, and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP
>> still not working either on relay or disabled).
>>
>> Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
>> wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router
>> so I can use a cable, but still seems odd...
>>
>> Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
>> James.
>
> thats odd, mine works in mixed mode OK (two wireless machines, one g and
> one b). All machines have static IPs and all seems to work OK. Firmware
> 1.02.1. I'm confused, if you have all static IPs, then what is the DHCP
> server doing?

The DHCP server is currently doing nothing, due to the static IP's, but I
don't really want to do this - it means if I take my laptop elsewhere I need
to go into the network properties and set it back to auto-configured. Not
the end of the world, but a pain. Just had to talk the gf through it as she
has gone to her sisters for xmas and couldn't connect the the net there!
Either way, with it in mixed mode, I couldn't ping any other machine,
although I *could* get access. Most odd.
At least now it is working, but I'd just like it working "properly"!

"Andrew Sayers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
>>Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all
>>machines
>>with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
>>I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than
>>mixed,
>>and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP still not
>>working
>>either on relay or disabled).
>>
>>Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101 wont
>>work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router so I can
>>use
>>a cable, but still seems odd...
>>
>>Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
>
> Mine works well enough here, but I have manually set the IP addresses for
> each
> computer using the 192.168.1.xx range.
>
> Wireless mode is "mixed". Interface under "advanced routing" set to "LAN
> &
> Wireless".
>
> I don't know if that will help at all.

See reply to Edward - with Static settings it works, but only in G mode, but
hey - it works
Still confused!.
Cheers,
James

James wrote:
> "Andrew Sayers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through
>>> it. Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure
>>> all machines
>>> with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
>>> I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather
>>> than mixed,
>>> and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP still not
>>> working
>>> either on relay or disabled).
>>>
>>> Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
>>> wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the
>>> router so I can use
>>> a cable, but still seems odd...
>>>
>>> Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
>>
>> Mine works well enough here, but I have manually set the IP
>> addresses for each
>> computer using the 192.168.1.xx range.
>>
>> Wireless mode is "mixed". Interface under "advanced routing" set to
>> "LAN &
>> Wireless".
>>
>> I don't know if that will help at all.
>
> See reply to Edward - with Static settings it works, but only in G
> mode, but hey - it works
> Still confused!.
> Cheers,
> James

never saw your reply! wretched BTyahoo news servers. grrrrr

Stephen (aka steford) wrote:
> James wrote:
>
>>Just got mine up and running - all PC's can access the net through it.
>>Problem is, no pc's can see each other. I also had to configure all
>>machines with static settings as they couldnt contact my DHCP server.
>>I have since tried setting the wireless mode to "802.11G" rather than
>>mixed, and I can now ping and connect to other machines (but DHCP
>>still not working either on relay or disabled).
>>
>>Any clues? Dont mind leaving it on that mode, but it means my MP101
>>wont work over wireless... no real loss as it's on top of the router
>>so I can use a cable, but still seems odd...
>>
>>Have upgraded to latest f/w also.
>>James.
>
>
> Sent mine back it was so poor.
>
>
>
Mine is going back as soon a possible too. The WAG54G is infact, a dog.
The whole linksys range has a bad vibe.