Attaching a E2100L to a WRT350N?

The current WRT350N is on one side of my house. I have an ethernet cable that goes to the other side. Can I buy an E2100L and attach it to expand my wired and wireless connections to the other side of the house? The TV is over there and I would like wired for the PS3 and DirecTV and expanded wireless for my other devices. I did read the FAQ about doing this but it seems to imply that you can do this with some routers but not others. Thanks
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Yes, you can conect two routers WRT350N and E2100L with the help of the ethernet  cable in order to expand the wired and wirelss range. To do so follow this link .

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    2. Reduced the MTU size to 1300 under SetUp...
    3. Unchecked Filter Anonymous Internet Requests...
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    For all you WRT350N Users out there, I thought I'd post my experience and tips gained over the past 7-8 months using the WRT350N since my WRT54G died.
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  • WRT350N, Drive access in Vista

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  • WRT350N - Data Link - Streaming Music Files Problems

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    (Edited post for guideline compliance. Thanks!)
    Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 09-24-2007 01:42 PM

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  • Configuring storage link for wrt350n

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    Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 11-26-2007 07:16 AM

    Hunny I don't think they have email support anymore and this is a user to user community forum FYI.  It will get everything to that format if you choose to, I think you also pressed the claim function on router management for this to happen.
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  • What Everyone Should KNow and Linksys Should Advertize About WRT350N Storage Link Limitations

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    (Mod note: Post has been edited for guidelines compliance.)Message Edited by primus on 03-04-2007 08:43 PM

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