A solution for my wired/wireless network conflict

[Choix]

Alright so I will try to explain as best I can what I want to do.

I have a Sky wireless router in one room that shares my Internet connection and I connect to it on my own computer with my wireless network card like normal, exept I also have a Belkin wireless router conected via an ethernet adapter to my computer and xbox 360 for media sharing. (Wireless sharing cut out to often)

The problem is that I can only run one connection on my computer at a time, if I enable the wired connection it cuts out my wireless networks connection to the Internet. And as with my computer my 360 will also disable its wireless network card if its wired connection is enabled.

So with that said what I want to do is use my Belkin wireless router (the one currently being used for the wired connection) to be a gateway and share the Internet from my Sky router through it. Or failing that perhaps a possible solution to use my wired connection and wireless connection at the same time without disrupting my Internet connection.

I hope I explained that well enough and thanks in advance if anyone can help.

EDIT: My computer is running Vista x64 if thats relevant.

[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).

[Choix]

Sorry I didn't get back to this thread for a while.

I am afraid I lost you after "Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router."

If I am understanding you right then you are asking me to connect my secondary router to my primary router with a wired connection, unfortunately that isn't an option.

I was hoping for a way to connect the secondary router to the primary router using its wireless capabilities and from there to share the Internet through the secondary routers lan ports.

Maybe this is what you where telling me to do I'm just not very good with Networking and am having a hard time trying to understand exactly what you're asking me to do.

EDIT: My Belkin Router (Secondary Router) does have a wireless access point option, perhaps it can be done though this?

[johnwill]

The bad news is, even though the Belkin has a WAP option, my experience with them is that they only work with another Belkin router. I have a Belkin F5D7230-4 upgraded to the latest firmware, and try as I might, I could never get it to connect in bridged or AP mode. I also have a cheap ZyXEL P-330W, and it connected right away, and showed excellent bandwidth as well. I don't have a high degree of confidence that the Belkin will work, but you can give it a try.