connecting 2 routers together?

[k3v]

hi,

i have a computer downstairs under my tv and a media player, could i use a spare 2wire router i have to connect them to my computer and router (used for broadband) upstairs so i can share files and connect to the internet. is there any reasons why i should not do this if it is possibe?

 

[Dist]

Connecting 2 routers together is fine as long as you connect them together using theri switch ports, you do NOT connect the WAN port on one router to a switch port on the other, that will just complicate things.

Also, you will have to disable DHCP on one of the routers, otherwise they will both try to assign IP addresses, which can cause problems.

 

[TaLLyJ]

I've done this with two routers running dd-wrt... created a wireless bridge

It works great