Using WET610N and WRT320N as bridge within home network

Question

Hi - I have a small home network, in which the DSL modem is some way away from the room in which I do my work. Currently, I use a pair of WAP54G access points to bridge between the two locations, and everything works OK, if slowly.
Today, I bought a WRT320N router and a WET610N bridge to replace the access points, but I having a real problem configuring them to work. I think the basic problem is with the IP addresses that they use. The current configuration is:
DSL Modem -> Access Point -- several yards -- Access Point -> PC
and I want to go to:
DSL Modem -> WRT320N -- several yards -- WET610N -> PC
I guess my basic question is this a reasonable idea or should I be using something different for the WRT320N end? I don't want to change the basic IP address subnet (192.168.1.*) and I want to keep the DSL modem as the default gateway (192.168.1.254). When I installed the WRT320, it assigned itself an IP address of 192.168.0.1 and the WET610N an IP address of 192.168.0.101, and I think the DSL modem also assigned the WRT320 an IP address of 192.168.1.99, so I am a little confused as to which IP addresses I should be setting where.
If anyone can provide some guidance I would be most grateful. Thanks, Martin

Answer 1

I have a similar question, but slightly different and a few things are unclear to me, I will explain:
I want to setup the following:
Internet through DSL-Thompson TG 789 VN router ---> several yards --> Linksys WRT320N --> wired computer netwerk with                                                   |                                                                                             |                              printer                                
                                                  |                                                                                             |
                                                    ---> Wireless Netwerk -->   laptops / phones       <---     (WAN depending on strongest signal)
                                                  |
                                                  ---> several servers
The Thompson does the DHCP and routing. It is the gateway through the internet, IP 192.168.2.254 (mask 255.255.255.0).
I can't replace the thompson since it is delivered by my provider. SSID = BertB
I want to achieve that all the compuers / laptops / phone and printer are in one network and can communicate with each other
So the only possibility, as far as I can see, is to set up the Linksys as a bridge.
My question is how I could do this?
I suggest that I have to do the following at the Linksys but have some questions as mentioned below:
SSID = BertB (the same)
channel = different from the channel used by Thompson
DHCP = off
IP = fixed (192.168.2.253)
gateway = 192.168.2.254
DNS = ??? I don't know what to do here ???
Do I have to setup something in the advanced routing, and if so, what?
Firewall --> on or off?
Security --> WPA2/WPA (mixed mode) same as at the thompson?
Security Word --> same as at the thompson?
Is this all, or do I forgot some steps?
Is my assumption OK?
Another question is how the thompson and the Linksys will build a connection with each other, or will this happen automatically through the above setup?
Do I have to put the mac address of the thompson in the Linksys and/or vice versa?
Well this are a lot of questions and I hope someone can help me out.
Many thanks for answering my questions in advance.
Best Regards, Bert Buiskool