I have a DLink DI-624 supplied by my ISP (Verizon FiOS) in one part of my house and I want to connect a few of my computers to the network but I they are all wired connections. How would you suggest going about bridging two parts of my house together. I was thinking about getting an access point/bridge and a switch and linking them together that way. Adding wireless cards to the machines is out of the question. Does anyone have any recommendations for equipment to buy (I like Linksys). Please provide model numbers so I can do the research. Thanks.

>> Please provide model numbers so I can do the research. <<

If we provide model numbers, what research is there left to do?

Almost any switch with an up-link port will do. All you have to do is decide how many ports you want.

Stuart

hehe. I was thinking more along the lines of price researching; searching for the best price.

As for my question, I think you misunderstood. I am looking for a wireless bridge or repeater; something like that. The router is pretty far away from the computers (and printer) I would like to connect so I need bridge two parts of the house together. The switch is understood. The bridge/repeater/access point is what I need help with. Which one do I get? Are there advantages to a repeater to a bridge? Stuff like that. Thanks.

What about a cat5 cable 100 feet long. What else do you need?

I don't think the other parties involved would appreciate a 100ft cat5 cable snaking its way through the house and running the cable the right way (behind the walls) is out of the question in this situation. I know there is a way of connecting networks wirelessly with a bridge, I just don't know what equipment to get or how to set it up. Thanks.

You confused the issue by saying that fitting wirrless network cards was out of the question.

You can do what you want with two wireless routers. You need to make sure that the routers are capable of being bridged, not all are. If the one you have is, then another one the same would be the best idea.

A wireless access point would only work if you have a wired router to plug it into.

Setting it up you are going to have to read the manual. They are all different. The basic principle is the same as a crossover cable, only you are crossing over the transmit and recieve channels instead of a pair of wires.

A complex solution to a fairly simple problem.

Stuart

Why is adding wireless network cards out of the question? If it's price you're concerned about, there are some OK wireless NICs out there that are very affordable. The other issue would be interference within the house, e.g., cordless phones or other wireless networks in close proximity to your system.

Two WAPs would do what you want. I gather that you have two separate ethernet networks in your house for some reason. Configure these to connect to each other, then connect one to a LAN port on your router and the other to the WAN port of a network switch. If you already have a router on Network#2, disable DHCP on it so the clients will get their IP addresses from the other router and they'll all be one big happy LAN.

If the computers aren't already networked you'd need a WAP for each one, all linked to the "master WAP" over on the routed network. This would be more expensive and cumbersome than installing wireless adapters, though.

You'll see that your router here. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6 works with their other products. See the usb adapter and get a price on it. Should be fine.

What is not normal for ISP's is to tell you how to get the router to be used to connect. By using the soho router to connect, you can allow all the other computers to connect at any time or all at once. If you fiddle with trying to bridge and ics it you will be there forever. Also the soho router has settings that can protect your systems if you understand them and use them. For the most part you can use all the firewall settings, use the mac address to allow dhcp and use the max encryption and change the key once in a while. Don't forget to block unused ports and change the login name and password. Disable the wan side admin if on.