[PLUG] 2nd Router Setup

[drew wymore]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have had a Netgear RT-314 router connected to my Comcast cable modem
> for many years. It still works fine. I recently bought a used ReplayTV
> 4080 DVR. It uses an Ethernet connection to get TV program info.
> Currently there is an Ethernet cable running across the floor in the TV
> room. It connects the ReplayTV to a switch that is connected to the
> router. Besides being a tripping hazard, it is unsightly to my wife
> (well, me, too) so I'm considering getting bridge to use to wirelessly
> connect the ReplayTV. I understand that I need a wireless router, or I
> suppose a second bridge, to make this work. I have a Linksys WRT54G that
> I just got from my sister (she upgraded to a Mac, and has Mac network
> hardware to go with it). Can I connect the WRT54G to the switch and have
> it go through the Netgear router? If so, when I set it up, do I treat
> the WRT54G as a PC on the home network, and assign it an IP address from
> the Netgear's set? Anything else that I'm missing?
>
>
> I found a web site for setting up the WRT54G:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/acis/networks/aptnet/linksys/index.html
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>
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Dick,
Flash with with DD WRT/Open WRT and you can put it in bridge mode so
it'll just act as a range extender for the Netgear and you should be
good to go.

Drew-