Connecting 2 WRT54G Wirelessly.

I have 2 WRT54G in different rooms. One is connected to the Internet and has its own DHCP server running in the router. The second one is in a different room and  printers are connected to it and 2 computers and also has its own DHCP server running in the router with different set of . i want the internet to be shared into the room with the other computers. And want to do this wirelessly between the routers. As We are not allowed to drill through the wall to pull a hardline. Please let me know how I can do this.
Edo

How both the routers are connected together...?
Do you have 2 ISP...?
If you want to configure both the router to communicate wirelessly with each other then,it is not possible.

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