Wired->Wireless->Wireless->Wired ?

[MyndFyre]

OK, here's my situation...

I have DSL coming into the modem, then into a Linksys Wireless Router.  The router is DHCP-enabled.

Presently, I'm using that USB wireless NIC to get the wireless to my computer.  I then use Network Bridge and Internet Connection Sharing to bridge the connection over my ethernet NIC, which goes to a hub, to my Xbox.

I've been having problems using my Xbox with ICS, so I decided to plug down the cash for a true wireless solution -- so I bought a Microsoft (hey, it was the same price for Belkin) wireless router/access point.

The theory goes like this:

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DSL
|
Linksys Router
|
|---(Wired)---Computer 1, Same Room
|
| (Wireless)
|
Microsoft Access Point
|
|
|---(Wired)---Computer 2, My room
|
|---(Wired)---Xbox, My room


Now, after spending 45 minutes on the phone with MS support, I find out that the MS access point needs a wired connection from the Linksys router to the MS access point to send a signal over the wires, which completely defeats the whole purpose.

What do I need as the intermediary to bridge the wireless internet back to the ethernet connections?  I don't care if it has to go back into a hub (I have a 5-port active switch in my room already), but I don't want to keep doing what I'm doing.  It disables Xbox voice chat and makes my lag horrible.  ICS sucks.

Help!

[edit] Aside from not wanting to just pluck down the $100 for the Xbox adapter, I want to be able to run Linux with the internet on my computer.  Doing this all helps me kill two birds with one stone -- Linux supports my ethernet adapter, so if I can get network access in there without the USB wireless adapter, I'll be in good shape. [/edit]

[Adron]

I think what you need is an access point that supports bridging transparently between the wired and wireless networks. Perhaps what you have now is a gateway, not a bridge?

[Thing]

What's the range on the Microsoft Gizmo?  Why don't you just run the DSL into a switch and wire the LinkSys and Microsoft things into the switch?  They can each get their own IP address and function independent of each other.

[Adron]

What he's trying to do is connect two wired networks by a wireless connection, a wireless bridge?

[MyndFyre]

What he's trying to do is connect two wired networks by a wireless connection, a wireless bridge?

That's the goal.  Here's how I have it set up right now:

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DSL
| (wired)
Linksys Wireless Router
|
|---(Wired)---Computer 1 (Same room)
|
|---(Wireless)---Computer 2 (Different room)
                |
                |--(Wired)--Switch via ICS
                            |
                            |--(Wired)--Xbox


I want to use plain ethernet in the different room where Computer 2 and Xbox are.  I just can't use a wire to get it there.

[update]
I just bought a Linksys 802.11b game adapter -- essentially, the thing has a single ethernet port that goes to a game console (such as my Xbox).  I'm going to see if I can put it onto the switch to make it work, but if not, at least my Xbox will work on wireless.  Too bad for Linux

[SiMi]

What he's trying to do is connect two wired networks by a wireless connection, a wireless bridge?

That's the goal.  Here's how I have it set up right now:

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DSL
| (wired)
Linksys Wireless Router
|
|---(Wired)---Computer 1 (Same room)
|
|---(Wireless)---Computer 2 (Different room)
                |
                |--(Wired)--Switch via ICS
                            |
                            |--(Wired)--Xbox


I want to use plain ethernet in the different room where Computer 2 and Xbox are.  I just can't use a wire to get it there.

[update]
I just bought a Linksys 802.11b game adapter -- essentially, the thing has a single ethernet port that goes to a game console (such as my Xbox).  I'm going to see if I can put it onto the switch to make it work, but if not, at least my Xbox will work on wireless.  Too bad for Linux

ewww dont tell me you bought the wireless router made especially for xbox. Those are so expensive and a jip a lot of the time.

[MyndFyre]

[update]
I just bought a Linksys 802.11b game adapter -- essentially, the thing has a single ethernet port that goes to a game console (such as my Xbox).  I'm going to see if I can put it onto the switch to make it work, but if not, at least my Xbox will work on wireless.  Too bad for Linux

ewww dont tell me you bought the wireless router made especially for xbox. Those are so expensive and a jip a lot of the time.

I suggest you read.  If you look at what I wrote, it says (at the beginning) I just bought a Linksys 802.11b game adapter.