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One network device to connect two pieces of AV equipment wirelessly?

Chumster

Senior member
I've recently moved into a new house and will be setting up my entertainment center shortly. In my previous residence, I could simply run a few Cat5 cables along the carpet to connect both my Xbox and ReplayTV. In the new place, this won't be possible. As a result, I will need to connect both of the boxes to my wireless G network. The problem is that I'd rather not buy a bridge for each if at all possible. Is there a device I can use that can offer wireless network connectivity to both? I'm pretty sure I could just get another wireless broadband router, but that seems to be overkill for what I'm trying to accomplish.

My current setup:

Internet Connection: Adelphia Cable
- Plugged into router
Router: Linksys Wireless Broadband router, Model WRT54G
- Currently in mixed mode (B & G) but can be switched should I need to.

Anyone have an idea? Should I get another WRT54G?

TIA,

Chum
 
Originally posted by: JackMDS
Connect both to a simple switch with wire, and plug one "Bridge" into the switch.

Thanks for the reply. That would certainly do the job but would still leave me with two devices. After some additional searching, I discovered that Linksys actually has the exact device that I'm looking for:

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge with 5-port Switch

It's a bit more than I wanted to spend (~$150), but looks to be the single device solution I need.

Chum
 
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