My daughter's Linksys WAG54G appears to have lost its ethernet connections.

I needed to adjust some settings for her and connected my ethernet cable
to it, it showed nothing. This cable connects to my own device fine.

Naturally I tried all 4 ports, all to no avail, tried a different
ethernet cable and this too didn't work.

Strange thing is the wifi part of the Linksys is working fine.

Has anyone else heard of anything similar.

Geoff Lane
Followup-To: uk.telecom.broadband

"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
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Vista or XP?

In uk.telecom.broadband, on Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:35:54, Geoff Lane wrote:

I've had that happen to a couple of routers - I assume you've tried
re-booting it?

--
Jim Crowther

"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
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Possibly DHCP has been turned off? Try connecting to the router with a
static ip that uses the same subnet as the router.

Gordy

On 6 Jan, 19:49, Jim Crowther <Don't_bot...@blackhole.do-not-
spam.me.uk> wrote:
Yes, I have tried a factory reset but no luck, what happened to the
ones you mentioned that lost the ethernet.

Geoff Lane

Assuming it is not a firmware issue, it could be a problem with the
capacitors against each of the 4 ports. There are some details here:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...s.cfm?t=749140

Hope that helps.

PLEASE NOTE: This particular fix is specific to the WAG54G V2.

On 6 Jan, 22:37, xyzzy <ukp...@ic24.net> wrote:
Good, that's the one I have. I will read through.

Thanks,

Geoff lane

In uk.telecom.broadband, on Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:23:05, geffers wrote:

Both ones died after local thunderstorms. On one occasion the ethernet
adapter in the local PC died as well, but one that was down 25m of cable
survived. In both cases the wireless still worked. One was an SAR 718
(IIRC) and the other was an ASUS something that was otherwise brilliant.

Now using a cheapo Philips ADSL WIFI modem/router from Tescos that has
better configuration options than most others, and twice the WIFI o/p
power. Recommended if you want a cheap replacement.

--
Jim Crowther

On Jan 6, 10:39 pm, geffers <ge...@3lanes.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
More information on replacing capacitors (with instructions and
photos) can be found here:

http://gavinbenda.com.au/2007/05/27/...or-replacement

"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
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Go in via her computer and switch off the MAC filtering so it doesn't block
you.
Also make sure you are using the correct ip number to get in to the setup.

"xyzzy" <ukp494@ic24.net> wrote in message
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My neighbour had the same problem with their WAG54g, I managed to get it
working by setting the network from 100 to 10Mbps. As they only use the
router for internet access they've seen no difference. Now been ok for
several months but there was obviously an underlying cause so thanks for
your link. I will change that capacitor if he knocks on my door again.
If may be worth the OP changing the network settings first if he only
requires occasional access to the router by cable.
Fred

Jim Crowther wrote:

That's interesting, are you aware of a lightning hit or anything, I
wonder if a surge protector would have helped; or I am not sure how much
static is produced in storms, a lot no doubt.


Sounds like mine.

As it stands at the moment she does not use the wired part at all, two
wifi computers and a wifi print server on order so she may just stay
with it.

Geoff Lane

Gordy wrote:

The wifi connections are getting assigned addresses OK.

Geoff Lane

The Simpsons wrote:

Fred,

It is not my router but I am fairly familiar with the configuration
pages but cannot recall seeing any settings for the ethernet speeds.

Is this an actaul router setting.

Geoff Lane

john wrote:
..
I thought mac filtering was only for wifi.

I did do a master reset on the router so all security would have been
off and still no luck.

Geoff Lane

"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
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No, windows, this is where it's useful to know if the OS is XP or Vista.
Easy to do but you've to work your way through the usual multiple steps.

Anyway for Vista try the following....

Right click and select properties on the Computer Icon
Select Device Manager
Click + on Network Adapters
Right click on the Network Adapter and select properties
Select the Advanced Tab
Highlight Speed & Duplex on the left
Click on Value on the right and change settings
Click OK

My neighbour has XP, I can't remember the exact sequence but I remember it
was similar.
You may need to reboot the computer to complete the changes.
Hope it works.
Fred

The Simpsons wrote:

Thanks for explanation, found it but it didn't work :-((

Geoff Lane

On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:37:10 -0800 (PST), xyzzy <ukp494@ic24.net>
wrote:

I have a Linksys AG241 which suffers from the same problem. Opening it
it reveals the same PCB as the WAG54G V2 but without the wireless
components. Replacing the capacitor has made it into a working router
again.

"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
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This seems to be the way the Wag54g 'dies' with the ethernet ports first
refusing to work at 100Mb/sec and will only work at 10Mbit/sec then it may
start refusing to boot up from cold if it has been off for a while and
cooled down. It will then boot up when it has become warm. My own Wag54g
went through its death throes like this but as it was within its 3 year
guarantee period, Linksys agreed to replace it and I now have a Wag200g as
of course the Wag54g is now obsolete. If you have a receipt proving it to
be less than 3 years old phone them up and get a returns authorisation
number and they will then e-mail you a return label (to the Czech Republic!)
and you arrange a pickup with UPS. I had my new Wag200g within two weeks.
(Although I had previously got a Netgear DG834G when I realised the Linksys
was dying and this is a much superior product in my opinion...)
Regards,
RodP