John Navas wrote:
> On 12 Aug 2006 07:06:52 -0700, rthoreau@iwon.com wrote in
> <1155391612.494177.5930@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.c om>:
>
> >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?

Yes all the 4 ports were not establishing connections.

> >> 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.
>

Well it appears to be a hardware failure but what I was thinking about
why linksys are not making routers with multi-point failure with regard
to ethernet ports. i.e failure of one port should not affect the rest.

> >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.

Correct.

Thanks all.

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-aljuhani