Connecting 2 wireless routers together..

[youppi]

In my room, I have my cable modem connected to my Linksys WRT54G2. I have an ethernet cable going down all the way to the basement connected right now to my xbox. I want to hook up my older Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless b router down in the basement via this ethernet cable so I can connect wirelessly with laptops downstairs because connecting down with the laptops to the upstairs router is very flakey. An I'll use one of the lan ports from the router in the basement for the xbox. How can I do this? Thanks in advance!

 

[JackMDS]

Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

 

[youppi]

I did those steps posted in the link before posting here but couldnt get it to work. any suggestions.. thanks

 

[youppi]

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[imagoon]

Part of the problem may be that if you followed the article verbatim without noting how your existing set up is different, it may not work properly at all.

The gist of the setup is this:

Log in to the second wireless router.
Turn off DHCP
Give the router an IP in your network that is outside the DHCP scope of the first router.
Configure Wireless as you want.
Plug ethernet cable from the router upstairs in the "LAN"/"COMPUTER"/"LOCAL"/"SECURE" port on the router. Do not use the "WAN"/"INTERNET"/"UNSECURE" port.
Connect devices to the AP.