WRT54G as wireless and wired access point

[Kyle76]

I have a Linksys WRT54G as my primary router connected to my cable modem in my bedroom. I have configured an Apple Airport Express in my den as a wireless access point, connected via ethernet cable to the WRT54G. Now, however, there is a device in my den that I need to connect to my network with an ethernet cable, and the Airport Express has only one ethernet port. If I buy another WRT54G and configure it as a wireless access point can I also plug this device into it for a wired connection?

 

[tkrl26]

Why not get a 5-8 port smart switch? WRT54G <--> switch <--Airport on port 1, PC1 on port 2, PC2 on port 3, and so on...

 

[Emerald]

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+1

Netgear FS105 will do it since the router max speed is 100Mb

 

[Kyle76]

Why not get a 5-8 port smart switch? WRT54G <--> switch <--Airport on port 1, PC1 on port 2, PC2 on port 3, and so on...

Doesn't a switch allow only one connection at a time, and aren't they much more expensive than a $40 router?

 

[Emerald]

In a router the WAN side connects internally to a switch which then connects to the wireless board.

So using another router as an AP will function the same way then connecting a Airport to a switch. The only difference is one device vs two devices.

Here the FS105 is currently $20 plus it has a $10 mail in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122005&cm_re=5_port_switch-_-33-122-005-_-Product

 

[Kyle76]

I'm not averse to the ethernet switch idea, but if the router will work just as well, then for about the same money I can free up my Airport Express for something else.

 

[Kyle76]

In a router the WAN side connects internally to a switch which then connects to the wireless board.

So using another router as an AP will function the same way then connecting a Airport to a switch. The only difference is one device vs two devices.

Here the FS105 is currently $20 plus it has a $10 mail in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122005&cm_re=5_port_switch-_-33-122-005-_-Product

Thanks for the tip! I just ordered it. Plug and play is easier than configuring the router.

 

[Kyle76]

Best answer selected by Kyle76.