On 12 Aug 2006 07:06:52 -0700, rthoreau@iwon.com wrote in
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>aljuhani wrote:

>> I have a linksys wag54g with a wireless access working perfectly except
>> for ethernet ports that started losing connections in an off-on manner
>> and finally went dead. Sometime I see the port led flickering for
>> second but the connection never get established.
>>
>> I tried changing the lan cable, plugged the router to my laptop,
>> changed the ethe card on my desktop and none have worked.

All 4 LAN ports, or just one of them?

>> Finally I have given up and got a new linksys wag54gx2.
>>
>> But what I need to know is the main cause of wag54g losing ethernet
>> ports connectivity and if that is some of linksys flaws.

Probably just a hardware failure, a rare failure for any brand.

>Why not just buy a ethernet switch? You can pick up some 100 Mb
>switches for a good low price. ...

Won't help if all 4 LAN ports are dead because there wouldn't be
anywhere to connect it.

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