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We have used gtalk with static ip number. Sounds more like the port it uses isn't open. It could be that they block the port at your office. When using static ip numbers the gateway must be the number of the router in order for it to get out to the internet.
Most hardware like an Network Adaptor you install the software CD 1st. Then plug in the hardware.
Then if you configured wireless (wifi, 802.11) settings on your SMC - you should fine the network NAME when you try to connect. You will be asked for the security key for WEP or WPA or WPA2 that you used in the SMC.
SMC should... then assign IP Settings automatically. If the SMC has Internet, you should have Internet.
Go to your control panle then select network connections, if you see your wireless icon, right click it and try selecting repair first.
Also, if the wireless icon is in the lower right of the monitor, right click it and view wireless networks, look for you router, then select it. Then select connect.
Make sure you are plugging the SMC into the WAN port on the Linksys router and not the LAN ports. Your internet connection (which is your SMC) should always plug into your WAN port on the Linksys. Any computers that you may need to plug in, like Desktops that are "wired" and not "wireless", should plug into the LAN ports on the Linksys. If you are not using the WAN port on the Linksys for your SMC modem, then that would explain why you cannot get to the internet on wireless or wired computers.
Here's why you are getting the "low connectivity" message:
Computers don't understand why the Internet is connecting or not connecting...so the "low connectivity" message you keep receiving has nothing to do with your wireless signal strength. To a computer NIC, "low connectivity" means your network adapter could not find a DHCP server and receive a valid IP address. When this happens, your network adapter assigns an IP address to your computer in the following range...169.254.0.0, and will display the "low connectivity" message until it is able to receive a valid private IP address from the DHCP server. You can verify this by going to START | RUN and typing "cmd" (without the quotes), then hit ENTER. A black box will pop up....then type "ipconfig" (without the quotes) and hit ENTER. This will show you your IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, and you can verify that your IP address is in the 169.254.0.0 range. A valid private IP address is typically in the 192.168.0.0 range, but could also be in the 10.0.0.0 range, or the 172.16.31.0 range.
Also, make sure you have DHCP server enabled on the Linksys router for the LAN. This will ensure your "wired" and "wireless" computers receive a valid IP address.
The WAN port on your Linksys router should be configured to "Obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP".
In the routers web interface -> Click on login (password would be either blank or smcadmin) -> Advanced setup -> WAN -> PPPoE -> Enter the following values:
* Type in the Username and the password provided by your ISP.
* Set MTU = 1440.
* Set maximum idle time to zero.
* Save the settings.
* Check for restrictive Firewall settings.
* Clear the cache of your web browser.
* Try with a different web browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Opera)
* Try to access the router from a different computer.
In the routers web-interface -> click on login (password would be either 'blank' or 'smcadmin') -> home network settings -> WAN -> Static IP -> more configuration -> enter the following values that have been provided by your ISP:
* IP Address
* Subnet Mask
* Default Gateway
* DNS numbers
In the routers web-interface -> click on login (password would be either 'blank' or 'smcadmin') -> home network settings -> WAN -> PPPoE -> more configuration -> enter the following values:
* Type in the username and password that have been provided by your ISP.
* Set MTU = 1440.
* Set maximum idle time to zero.
In the routers web-interface, click on login (password would be either 'blank' or 'smcadmin') -> Home network settings -> click on WAN settings -> Dynamic IP address -> more configuration -> click on clone MAC address and save the settings.
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