Wireless Router Help

[JayC]

At the moment, I have a WIRED router that networks 3 computers together. I bought a WIRELESS router, and I want to connect it in addition to my WIRED router. Can someone help me configure this together?

The WIRED router I have connected right now is a Linksys BEFSR41 and the WIRESLESS router I bought is a Linksys WRT54G.

[glc]

REPLACE the wired router with the wireless router. Why do you want to connect the 2 together?

[JayC]

sorry...i forgot to mention I am adding another computer and my xbox 360 to the network. Then I have a laptop that's going to use the wireless connection. so together...I have 4 computers and xbox through the WIRED connection and 1 WIRESLESS connection.

What should I do?

[kodmaster]

You should do the following:

Connect your wireless router to the modem and set-up and internet connection... Then connect your wired router to one of the lan ports using one of the lan ports. Go into your wired router config and change it to a switch or disable DHCP if It can't be configured as a switch/bridge. Then connect all your devices to the remaining Lan ports. Or just trash the wired router a buy a switch

[glc]

Let's be a bit more detailed. Do as said - replace the wired router with the wireless router and configure it. Then connect a computer to the wired router while it's a standalone - nothing else connected to it - and do 2 things. Turn off its DHCP server and change its internal IP to 192.168.1.200. Connect a cable from a switch port on the wireless router to the UPLINK port on the wired router (leave the WAN port OPEN) - then you can use the switch ports on the wired router as simple switch ports.

[JayC]

thank you both kod master and glc