WiFi router connected to a wired router?

I'm asking this on behalf of my brother... no, I am. He's living in France
at the moment and doesn't have time for such things as Usenet ("... four
hundred children and a crop in the field...").

He's renting a house next door to his landlord. The landlord has a broadband
router with one port - via a very long cable! - offering a broadband
connection to my brother in the next house. Since my brother & his wife
both have computers, and he has an Xbox too, is it possible to just attach a
WiFi router to the 'loose' cable to connect all three units? Or am I a sad,
ignorant pillock? (Note that I've spent several hours searching Windows XP
Special Edition, MS websites and the MVPs sites - have I missed something
very obvious?)

Cheers,

Chris

Yes, but when you chain a router to another router, it has to be properly
configure. See "How do I use a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with
an Access Point (or a Wired Router as a passive Switch)?" at
http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html for details.
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"Chris Burson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm asking this on behalf of my brother... no, I am. He's living in France
> at the moment and doesn't have time for such things as Usenet ("... four
> hundred children and a crop in the field...").
>
> He's renting a house next door to his landlord. The landlord has a
> broadband
> router with one port - via a very long cable! - offering a broadband
> connection to my brother in the next house. Since my brother & his wife
> both have computers, and he has an Xbox too, is it possible to just attach
> a
> WiFi router to the 'loose' cable to connect all three units? Or am I a
> sad,
> ignorant pillock? (Note that I've spent several hours searching Windows XP
> Special Edition, MS websites and the MVPs sites - have I missed something
> very obvious?)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>

A-ha! That's exactly what I was looking for (and failing to find).

Many, many thanks, GTS,

Chris


"GTS" <x> wrote in message
:
: Yes, but when you chain a router to another router, it has to be properly
: configure. See "How do I use a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with
: an Access Point (or a Wired Router as a passive Switch)?" at
: http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html for details.
: --
:
: "Chris Burson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
:
: > I'm asking this on behalf of my brother... no, I am. He's living in
France
: > at the moment and doesn't have time for such things as Usenet ("... four
: > hundred children and a crop in the field...").
: >
: > He's renting a house next door to his landlord. The landlord has a
: > broadband
: > router with one port - via a very long cable! - offering a broadband
: > connection to my brother in the next house. Since my brother & his wife
: > both have computers, and he has an Xbox too, is it possible to just
attach
: > a
: > WiFi router to the 'loose' cable to connect all three units? Or am I a
: > sad,
: > ignorant pillock? (Note that I've spent several hours searching Windows
XP
: > Special Edition, MS websites and the MVPs sites - have I missed
something
: > very obvious?)
: >
: > Cheers,
: >
: > Chris
: >
: >
:
:

You're welcome.
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"Chris Burson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> A-ha! That's exactly what I was looking for (and failing to find).
>
> Many, many thanks, GTS,
>
> Chris
>
>
> "GTS" <x> wrote in message
> :
> : Yes, but when you chain a router to another router, it has to be
> properly
> : configure. See "How do I use a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch
> with
> : an Access Point (or a Wired Router as a passive Switch)?" at
> : http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html for details.
> : --
> :
> : "Chris Burson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> :
> : > I'm asking this on behalf of my brother... no, I am. He's living in
> France
> : > at the moment and doesn't have time for such things as Usenet ("...
> four
> : > hundred children and a crop in the field...").
> : >
> : > He's renting a house next door to his landlord. The landlord has a
> : > broadband
> : > router with one port - via a very long cable! - offering a broadband
> : > connection to my brother in the next house. Since my brother & his
> wife
> : > both have computers, and he has an Xbox too, is it possible to just
> attach
> : > a
> : > WiFi router to the 'loose' cable to connect all three units? Or am I a
> : > sad,
> : > ignorant pillock? (Note that I've spent several hours searching
> Windows
> XP
> : > Special Edition, MS websites and the MVPs sites - have I missed
> something
> : > very obvious?)
> : >
> : > Cheers,
> : >
> : > Chris
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>