How to add a second wireless network in my house..

Hello,
I have Verizon FIOS with the supplied Actiontec wireless modem/router M1424WR. This current setup works perfectly and has since I got it about 5 months ago.
Note that all of my computers connect wirelessly.
Here is what I would like to do and why:
I have some weak reception spots upstairs (the Actiontec is located downstairs). I want to run cat5 from the Actiontec to an upstairs location and plug it into a WRT54G I just bought for this purpose. I want to have this upstairs WRT54G have it's own SSID so that I have two separate networks. I have no need for devices on the two networks to be able to communicate with each other.
There is another reason I think I need the separate network; the Actiontec M1424WR has a known problem connecting with Xbox 360 wireless adapters. It can not connect to them with the current firmware. They are working on correcting it, but it may be a while and by installing an Xbox compatible wireless router (the WRT54G) upstairs, I am fixing two problems at once, the Xbox issue and the weak signal areas.
I am not too experienced in this stuff, and it is my guess that extending my wireless network upstairs with the same SSID as the downstairs router would not work because the Xbox adapters can't connect to the downstairs located Actiontec.
If anyone can tell me if my plan will work and tell me how to configure the router settings, it would be much appreciated. I am familiar with accessing and changing the router settings, I just don't know what settings to use!
I am willing to change gears and buy something different if necessary.
Thank you,
Alan
Edit: I know that I could use other wireless adapters on the Xboxes, but I really like the units made specifically for the 360's and want to stick with them.
Another thought I had was to buy another WRT54G and place it next to the Actiontec downstairs and set up a roaming network using just the two WRT54G's. This way the Xboxes could connect throughout the network range. Again, I just don't know how to configure the devices.
Message Edited by acehog on 11-01-2007 12:57 PM
Message Edited by acehog on 11-01-2007 01:10 PM

It all works, and quite well at that. I decided on the WRT54G to be wired to the M1424WR downstairs. I bought a WAP54G and cabled it up to the M1424WR as well. The WAP went into an upstairs closet.
My laptop and PC's worked perfectly. I checked former dead spots and they were gone. I unplugged the WRT and the WAP one at a time and sure enough, the computers stayed connected.
I struggled with the "Moderate NAT" problem for quite a while. The trick to get the "Open NAT" out of the M1424WR is to check the "Allow Other Network Users to Control Wireless Broadband Router's Network Features" box.
Our two 360's connect to Xbox live perfectly, every time. We played "system link" connected H3 through the home network; my son in one room and me in another. He played H3 on Xbox Live a lot.
We can not even see a perceptible difference in Halo3 performance on our new and improved wireless roaming network vs. wired. I get all green bars in every room in the house. I didn't even know about the ability for the 360 to access a PC on your network. I was playing music on my upstairs TV from my downstairs PC.
Needless to say, it all works thanks to your help, gv!
I do have one more question; since the M1424WR regretably must remain my main router due to it's proprietary television functions, I have to use it's webpage to check connection status, etc. Why does everything connected on my network show up there except the WAP54G? Wireless devices connecting through the WAP54G do show up, just not the WAP. The WRT does show up.
Thank you,
Alan

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