Okay, I have a Cisco 831/7 router fresh and clean (router#>write erase) ready to be configured. I have 3 hardwired devices that i want to have network/internet connectivity. One of those is a wireless access point that i want three devices to be able to connect to (two laptops [see image] and a PSP; the psp isnt necessary as i have an alternate method for that), the other two are my Nintendo Wii and a desktop workstation. First, I want to know if this is the proper physical set up to do what I want to. Second, the configuring. Im running DHCP DSL through ATT (not that my provider maters, but..). when I run setup through HyperTerminal (I console into the router to avoid any unecessary problems), i am presented with options to assign IPs and such to each ethernet port on the router. I just want to know if i should plug everything up and then console in and run set up and see what populates or should I enter the settings of my modem (subnet, default gateway, dns, etc) for eth1? Also, I only know some stuff about routers. Will a hardwired router be able to 'split' (for lack of a better word) the IP of the AP so that two laptops can connect simultaneously or do I need a wireless router to do that? Thanks in advance.

okay, the image i tried to post as an aid didnt come up. basically, i want to config the eth1 on the router to be the DHCP input; workstation, wii, ap will be eth2, eth3 and eth4, respectively.

Do you have any Cisco experience? If not you may just want to use the DSL modem/router provided to you by your carrier, or buy a $60 Linksys box. I've never used the wizards on the Cisco routers so I am not sure how they work. They are not hard to configure, but it will be a learning curve. If you need further help with regard to commands, let me know. The first thing we need to know is whether or not the Cisco is also a DSL modem, or if you have an external modem.