Setting up router with ethernet bridge

Question

I have a new computer and want to re-setup my Linksys Model BEFSX41 Version 2 broadband firewall router with the Linksys Model WET11 wireless-b ethernet bridge to use my laptop wirelessly.  I don't want the desktop pc to be wireless, just the laptop.  Do I follow the steps in the FAQ "Hos do I setup my Cable modem with my Linksys Router?".  Then are there more instructions for the ethernet bridge?
The pc is in the basement with the cable modem and Linksys router.  The ethernet bridge is upstairs where the laptop is.  Is this easy enough do to, or am I better off paying $75 to a computer tech to come to my house to do it?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Diane

Answer 1

You cannot do the job that you described with the equipment that you listed.
It is not clear from your note how you intend to use the WET11.  A wireless bridge is designed to receive a wireless signal (from a wireless router) and send it to a computer that is wired to the WET11.
For example, the following setup would work:
modem -- wireless router )))      ((( Wet11 -- computer
but you never mentioned that you have a wireless router.
Note that your WET11 cannot broadcast a network, for example, the following DOES NOT work:
modem -- BEFSX41 -- WET11 )))      ((( wireless computer
However, instead of (incorrectly) trying to use the WET11 to broadcast a network, you could use a WAP (wireless access point) to broadcast your network.   For example, the following would work:
modem--BEFSX41--WAP )))   ((( wireless computer
                                  and/or   ((( WET11--wired computer
For a WAP, you could use a WAP54G or a WAP200.
Hope this helps.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 05-30-2008 02:44 AM