does it ever work through the router? What kind of internet ISP do you have? (DSL, cable, etc) What I had to do with my DSL was hook my DSL model to one of the "computer" switch p orts (1-5) on my router, not through the port marked "internet" on my wrt54G. Your router may have a similar problem.

It use to work.... then we had problems with the phone line one day and fixed that and then after we fixed the phone line the router didnt want to work anymore... Ill give your suggest a try tomorrow tho. thanks

My WRT54GS has never let me down. I've had it for....well since Aug 2004.

But since you just want a WIRED router, then you have no need for a WRT54G or GS, I'd send yah my BEFSR41 for free if I could only find it. I've had THAT since 2001 and its NEVER once given me an issue, even when it was in a stack with a modem and a VoIP router on it and got quite hot.

If your current one is giving you problems, it'll probably do it again, you might as well go for a linksys. You can probably get a BEFSR41 on eBay for CHEAP.

Lynksys seems not to like Mac...wirelessly anyway.

I found that both the lynksys routers at my place and my grandparents have been troublesom for my Mac to connect wirelessly while running the Mac OS. By cable is fine.

I still stand by linksys, aside from this I haven't had any problems with it. Luckily I got XP on the Mac

I shall with hold my mac comments

Netgear or Linksys.

I've had 2 of the BEFSR41'* and they both gave me problems. I switched to a Belkin and it'* rock solid

I dont know guys I have installed many customers with linksys that burned out or were DOA. I just got back my N class linksys that I had in for service. I have had great luck with belkins and netgear.

WOW. I'm anpther one that hadn't had any problem with mine. Ran it nearly 7 years and now Tallbump is putting it to work.

Linksys wireless routers are another issue all together. Almost everyone I know with one has had problems.