On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Richard C. Steffens <rst...@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 > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >
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- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug