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Please help with WAP54G

I have been fighting a WAP54G for several days. It seems to be working - in that I don't think it's defective - but I cannot connect to my network through it. Without killing with details, here are the basics:

The WAP54G currently is defaulted (although I've tried many configs). The only change I made was to give it a static address within my network. It's address is 192.168.0.31. The Netgear router/switch it's connected to lists it in "Attached Devices". My desktop computer that I'm using as a test machine has a Dlink PCI NIC installed. Using either the Dlink utility or Windows wireless config, the "linksys" SSID is seen just fine, with near-100% signal strength. I have no security enabled currently. Everything is open. But the NIC will not connect.

I have left the Linksys at its default IP, and I have assigned it other IPs. It doesn't seem to matter.

My Netgear router has wireless functionality, and when I enable it, I can connect fine. I also can connect to a Dlink DI-524 that I tried. I would think I should be able to connect to the Linksys just as easily.

I have tried the WAP54G setup utility, to no avail. Whether connected directly via patch cable or with the WAP54G connected to my router, the utility does not detect the AP.

I realize Linksys is a good product, and this problem very well may be of my own making, but I swear I have more trouble with Linksys than any other brand. I routinely set up Netgear, Dlink, Belkin, and Hawking, and I rarely have problems. But it seems like Linksys and I just don't get along.

Help appreciated.