How do I bridge routers/port switches

[Scream]

Okay I had a problem before that I managed to find the answer to after many hours of messing around trial and error style. I know WHAT I did... I don't know HOW I did it... if that makes sense.

So the products involved in this are:
My computer (With firefox)
Wired Linksys 4 port switch/router.
Wired ZyXel DSL Modem/router.
XBOX 360.

The end result was that I had my computer, my 360, and my DSL Modem connected to the Linksys 4 port switch via Ethernet cords. Then the Modem is connected to the wall. Simple DSL style.

The important thing to note is that the Linksys switch/router is NOT a modem. So I do require the ZyXel. However BOTH of them are routers which requires me to make the ZyXel router portion into a bridge. I can't remember exactly what I did to bridge it though... and I really don't want to have to mess around for as long as I did before :(

[johnwill]

Connecting two (or more) SOHO broadband routers together.

Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s) to be in the same subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in the primary router. For instance DHCP server addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100, I'd assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's IP address, 192.168.0.253 for another router, etc.

Note: Do this first, as you will have to reboot the computer to connect to the router again for the remaining changes.

Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router.

Setup the wireless section just the way you would if it was the primary router, channels, encryption, etc.

Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. Leave the WAN port unconnected!

This procedure bypasses the routing function (NAT layer) and configures the router as a switch (or wireless access point for wireless routers).