Ok I have a wireless router located in a small cupboard. And can pick this up on three wireless enabled PCs throughout the house. I recently purchased an xbox and have this plugged into a wireless gaming adaptor (wireless - ethernet bridge) to allow it to connect to the wireless router. However i would like to make a slight change to the setup to allow me to plug a (wired) router into the bridge, to allow me to connect more than one xbox (or similar) to the same wireless network, without needing to buy a wireless bridge for each device. Before i buy the router i just want to make sure this can be done and what is the easiest way. I am assuming I plug the bridge into the WAN port of the new router? What about IP addresses setup, this is where it gets confusing. I would like for the xboxes to have 192.168.0.50 and 192.168.0.10 as IP. The main wireless router has an IP of 192.168.0.1. Does this mean i disable NAT on the wired router? Sorry about the long post Thanks

Yes, i think it would work. May have to play around with it. I do not know about the NAT, but you would plug it into the "wan" port of the router. It would be acting as a Bridged modem. But the easiest way is to just keep wireless. Or have one of these "http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0210093" and connect that to your bridge, then run cables to your xbox. Then in your router, you can set up a static ip address for the MAC address of your xbox, if your router has that capability.

Might want to read the specs on the gaming adapter. Some only allow one connection. You would not put in a router. You would put in a switch connected to the gaming adapter. Certainly cheaper than a router. NAT would not be an issue then because you would be getting your ip from the wireless router. You certainly can do static ip assignments or better yet ip reservations [where you associate a mac address to a ip] if you want your xbox on a particular ip. Imagine the power of knowing how to internet search http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachin...

Ok, i have connected a switch to the wireless bridge and it almost works, anything connected to the switch has internet access, but laptops that are connected directly to the wireless router are unable to see anything connected to the switch. why is this?

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