Using 2 wireless routers

I have an area where we use wireless routers and the building causes interference with the signal. I tried to use a range extender and it worked marginally at best. I would like to place 2 routers with the same access information (SSID and WEP key) on opposite sides of the building to provide full coverage. Is this possible and should I change the Local IP Address for the second router.
There is a wired router in line with one of the wireless units, so I am already using 192.168.1.254 for the first wireless router.
Thanks for any info you can provide.

cbowden wrote:
I have an area where we use wireless routers and the building causes interference with the signal. I tried to use a range extender and it worked marginally at best. I would like to place 2 routers with the same access information (SSID and WEP key) on opposite sides of the building to provide full coverage. Is this possible and should I change the Local IP Address for the second router.
There is a wired router in line with one of the wireless units, so I am already using 192.168.1.254 for the first wireless router.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
Hi
U can simplly try Cascading of both routers.
Tutorial :
http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3733&p_created=11520...
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Thank you very much for you response. Done the set-up as you described, with 1 exception: The WRT54G2 v1 doesn't allow me to reserve an IP address in the DHCP Server settings section. Therefore, I set up its Network as 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.49
That said, the 2nd router is set up with that IP address, and I can connect to it both vie Ethernet and wireless, and it is supplying IP addresses via its DHCP server address accordingly. However, no access to the Internet (via the first router).
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