Major instability with Network Magic for Mac

First of all, I'm a long time LELA user which has been great for quickly gaining an understanding of what is connected to the network.  I like being able to see both connected and disconnected devices. 
I thought I would give Network Magic a shot since that is where the future direction is headed.  It has great potential but right now is a major pain in the rear.  I have a rather large home network with roughly 15 devices connected or disconnected at any given time.  At first the network map worked like LELA in that it would show all devices disconnect or connected.  I have two Mac laptops that have different IP and MAC addressses depending on whether they are connected via wired or wireless.  
After installing the Mac client on both Mac laptops that's when the frustration began.  It seems that with the Mac client software running on both Macs NM5.5 only wants to recognize one on the map at a time.  Every few minutes I get an alert that a new device has been detected.  But what really happens is the existing laptop drops off the map and the other will pop on.  On the Mac itself it automatically triggers the Network Magic screen to popup which is a major annoyance.  A few minutes will go by and then the process repeats itself.  This laptop will drop of the network map and the other will pop back on.  Again, this pops up the Network Magic window on the 2nd laptop which is an annoyance. 
Furthermore, when one laptop drops off the... printers that are shared from another Windows PC are no longer available and accessible on the Mac.  Rest assured... waiting another few minutes the process will repeat itself.  
The other major downside is after installing the Mac clients the network map only shows the name of the Mac laptop and is always recognized as one device regardless of IP or MAC address.  I no longer have two seperate IP/MAC devices showing on the map depending on whether it is a wired or wireless connection.    I cannot look at the map and quickly know whether the device is connected via wire or wireless.  Thus when I print a hard copy of all my network devices and settings I dont' get to see the MAC address and details for the non-connected MAC/IP.  
Finally, the Mac client does not have the ability to "generate daily computer reports" of the usage.  
At this point I am forced to uninstall the Mac clients until a solution for this problem is provided.  I'm glad I checked out the trial version first!

Also for the Linksys folks... I'm not sure how all of the below information is relevant but if it gets you to resolve the problems and add the necessary features then great:
Your Network Magic Version installed: 5.59195
The type of connection to the Internet: Cable
The Brand of Modem and its Model Number the router is connected to: Some Toshiba POS from Time Warner
The Brand, Model, Hardware Revision of your Router and include the Firmware Version: WRT310N with firmware 1.0.07
The Method of connection your problem computer has to the Router: Both wired and/or wireless
The Connection in use on the problem computer: Both an Ethernet port and the wireless N adapter in a MacBook Pro 17" Unibody and a Macbook 13" Core2Duo
Operating system and version and Service Pack Level, if any.Vista on the main Windows machine and OSX Snow Leopard Developer Preview (OSX 10.6) on both Mac laptops
Software Firewall in use: None
Also if any Anti-Virus Program or Spyware Program: None
Include your location in the post or fill out your Profile for this forum and include the location. Kansas City, MO , USA
Post the link to your Router Model: Linksys WRT310N
Network Topology is as follows:
NETWORKING GEAR
Main Gateway: Linksys WRT310N in Wireless N Mode only using WPA2 AES security on channel 1
Additional Router: Linksys WRT54G v5 with latest firmware running in Mixed Mode B/G with WPA  Personal   security  on channel 11
Access Point: WAP54G v3 (I think) running in Mixed Mode B/G with WPA Personal security on channel 11 (several floors below the WRT54G setup in repeater mode connecting wirelessly only
NAS GEAR
Netgear ReadyNAS NV+
PRINTING GEAR
Linksys WPS54G Wireless G Printer Sever (hands down the worst piece of equipment manufactured by Linksys, the wireless part doesn't even work so I run it wired).  HP LaserJet 1200 is attached to it
HP Photosmart All in One C6150 connected via the wireless G WRT54G router
HP Photosmart 370 (Shared via main Windows desktop)
HP Photosmart 8750  (Shared via main Windows desktop)
GAMING CONSOLES
XBOX 360 (connected via the Wireless G Network: WRT54G and WAP54G)
Wii (connected via the Wireless G Network: WRT54G and WAP54G)
MOBILE DEVICES
2 iPhones via wireless G network (WRT54G and WAP54G)
COMPUTERS
Windows Desktop running Vista SP1.  This is where the main version of Network Magic 5.5 runs and is wired into the network
17" MacBook Pro Unibody via wired or wireless depending on location.  Wireless connects ONLY to the WRT310N in N mode
13" MacBook Core 2 Duo via wired or wireless depending on location.  Wireless connects ONLY to the WRT310N in N mode

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