bridge connection problems

[Bob Holmstrom]

The Linksys rep had me set a static ip address as follows:

IP address: 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.250

I could still not connect to 192.168.1.250.

Thanks for your help - Bob

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Bob Holmstrom

The Linksys rep had me set a static ip address as follows:

IP address: 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.250

I could still not connect to 192.168.1.250.

Thanks for your help - Bob

Bob, those look like the correct numbers to me (i just set ours up last night and used very similar numbers). The only difference is that i left the default gateway blank.

How are your wires configured? It's best if you leave the router out of it completely - just go straight from the laptop to the gaming adapter with a regular ethernet cable (it probably doesn't matter since they make these things smart now, but i would NOT use the crossover (orange) cable).

With the above settings and setup, try opening the command prompt and putting in:

ping 192.168.1.250

if the gaming adapter is on that IP address, then you should see something similar to the following:

Pinging 192.168.1.250 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.250: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.250: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.250: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.250: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.250:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

If it's not setup on that port, or not working, you'll see something similar to the following:

Pinging 192.168.1.250 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.250:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

I hope that helps!

[Bob Holmstrom]

SOLVED

Yes, I was connected directly to the bridge. 192.168.1.250 did not work.

I found a copy of the wga600 manual online - and found the answer.

When the button on the front of the bridge is pushed, the device changes from wireless bridge mode to party lan mode and the security light is lit AND the bridge address changes to 192.168.1.251 !!!!!

Note - this button could easily get pushed accidently or by "curious" helpers. It should probably be protected with a guard.

Note - I asked the Linksys tech several times if it mattered if the security light was lit - he/she said definitely no!

Hope this helps others. Thanks to everyone who helped with this issue.

Bob