Okay, here's my situation: I've got one router hooked up that connects all my wired computers/tvs ect. This seems to work okay for networking as my xbox/wired computer can communicate, however here's my problem. I also have a wireless router hooked into a port of the first router so that my laptop (running Vista) can access wireless internet. The problem is that I can't access and shared files/printers that are connected via wired connection from my wireless connection (laptop). Using the wireless router as the main router is not really an option as there aren't enough ports and for some unknown reason my wireless router likes to drop the internet every once in a while. Thanks in advance.

Go intot he wirless routers configuaration screen and disbale DHCP. At the moment the Wirless touter is probably issuing an IP address to the laptop which is on a completley different sub-net than the other computers. The laptop needs to get its IP address from the main router, the same as the wired computers. You will then be using the Wireless Router as a Wirless Access Point and not as a router. Stuart

Cool thanks for your reply. On the settings of my router it gives me the option to use it as an access point (I'm thinking it will disable and DHCP on its own.) Anyways the only thing I need to do is "specify an IP address for the Access Point. This IP address must fall into the same range as the network that you will be connecting it to" What exactly is an IP "range"? and where might I find such a value? I can't remember my IP address from my other wired computer off the top of my head but I guess I could look it up. I used the default number in there and that pretty much crashed my router (it wouldn't do anythign so I physically restarted it)

The range will be in the form of 192.168.x.x. The first number is a number between 0 and 255 that is common for every computer on the network. The second number is different for every computer and referes to the range of IP addresses. Do IPconfig /all on any of the wired computers andit will tell you in what range your IP addresses fall. Stuart

If you turn off DHCP on the WAP (wireless access), and let the wired router serve ALL devices on the network an address, there shouldn't be any reason for specifying an address. The wired router should issue an address to the wireless router, as well as the Vista laptop. But I may be wrong. That wireless router, should 'pass along' the new address, issued by the wired router, for the wireless Vista laptop. Does that even make sense? Otherwise, hope that helps. -Brian

Something not mentioned is that you should connect from the main routers lan port to the downstream routers lan port. You may need a crossover cable if your routers don't support mdi/mdix. DHCP will flow from main router thru the 2nd router to anything connected to the 2nd router Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search