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(I'm on a Mac, BTW.)

I have a Linksys WRT54G2 that has been serving as our Wi-Fi hub for some time. We love it.

Today I bought a Blu-ray players with Internet capabilities (streaming NetFlix), and plugged its Ethernet port straight into the back of the WRT54G2.

It seems I can't use both at the same time.

As soon as I start using the Blu-ray player, the Wi-Fi connection is immediately dropped on all other connected devices and the SSID is no longer visible.

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I'm not sure which fixed it, but I changed the broadcast channel from 6 to 11, and plugged the ethernet cable into a different port on the router (it had been in port #1, now it's in #4)

Now it's all working fine.

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If your ISP provided the router then possibly some ports are hardcoded for special uses in the firmware (using firmware modifications done by the ISP). My router also has 4 ports but only 2 are usable because the ISP has reserved the rest for IPTV. You may have been tryin to use a port that's reserved without your knowing, which would explain why using another port fixed it. – Torben Gundtofte-Bruun Nov 27 '10 at 13:40
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