Need some Networking/Internet help

[phatdoughnut]

I have a linksys wrt54g hooked up for my wireless network at home for the laptops and wireless printing. The desktop is connected to one of the 4 ports on the back of the router.

The internet to the desktop will go down and not work, but will work if I connect the modem directly to the modem, same is I connect the laptop to the modem. Or If I leave everything normal, the laptops will get internet through the wireless router, but the desktop connected to the router will not.

I am stumped. At first I thought it might be the ethernet card on the desktop, so I went and bought a newone and its been doing the same thing.

I havent called linksys, because I hate their customer service, ITs very hard to understand people from india.

Any help from you guys will be helpful. Thanks


*edit*

The computer is less than a year old, and when the laptop doesnt connect to the internet, the networking computers will have an exclamation mark with a yellow triangle on them saying "identifying network"

Oh and I have windows vista...

[DA92CB7]

you need to do two things:

1. chuck computer with windows vista out the window

2. buy new computer with windows xp pro and your set hahahahahaha

trust me you should downgrade to windows xp vista is so fucked its not even funny and its alot less complicated to deal with

[wed3k]

is there firmware updates for the router?

i would try that because it may have compatability issues with vista.

[phatdoughnut]

Ill try the firmware updates, It worked fine for 5-6 months..

And I could upgrade to xp pro, Cause I can get it for free from the school.. Well see, I kinda like vista?

[Pandemic]

try a different port in the router. 1 port might be bad. Firmware upgrade is a good idea. All in all, I think its a problem with your router. Let me know if the firmware update works.

[phatdoughnut]

Damn why didnt I think about the upgrade! Started working now..

Thanks!

[wed3k]

wait, so you did the firmware upgrade? or the XP downgrade-upgrade?

[Pandemic]

firmware i'm sure

[phatdoughnut]

firmware, gotta try the little things first!

Had to figure out how to do it too.. haha! At first I thought it might of been a mtu problem....

[H23CB7]

well i know you fixed the problem but go ahead and trash the linksys router and buy a netgear or d-link. Linksys stuff is junk and it will eventually crash on you.

[Dom]

you need to do two things:

1. chuck computer with windows vista out the window

2. buy new computer with windows xp pro and your set hahahahahaha

trust me you should downgrade to windows xp vista is so fucked its not even funny and its alot less complicated to deal with

what do you know?

[Pandemic]

well i know you fixed the problem but go ahead and trash the linksys router and buy a netgear or d-link. Linksys stuff is junk and it will eventually crash on you.

anyone throwing out a WRT54GL linksys router, I'll send you my address. I'll take it off of your hands :P

[accordaffair]

I'm throwing away a wrt54GS if you want it. I think it's bricked though. It kinda half works.

[Pandemic]

yeah I'll snag it off of ya. how much for shipping to 18421?

[accordaffair]

i'll talk to ups tomorrow