WRT54GS and wireless xbox

Maybe stupid question but I'll ask anyway. Just bought XBox 360. Have a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router. Do I need to purchase a wireless adapter for the Xbox 360 or is one built in and all I need to do is set it up?
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I am trying to access Xbox live with new Xbox360 via wireless WRT54GS.
I am able to get the Xbox to recognize the wireless network. but when I run test for Xbox live the message comes back that the network doesn't have sufficient MTU setting. Says Xbox live requires minimum MTU of 1364. When I log in to the router IP address from my PC to check the settings, it says MTU is set at manual and has a value of 1492. So I don't understand why Xbox sees insufficient MTU.
My daughter has an IPOD and also can't access our wireless home network, so I wonder if there is the same problem affecting that too.
BTW the router firmware version is v2.07.1, Feb. 26, 2004, in case that's a factor. I quickly checked for firmware updates on Linksys.com and encountered the request for hardware version. Says not all firmware versions are supported by all WRT54GS's. Don't know where to find the hardware version.
Then I see the latest post about enabling UPnP - is that necessary to get the Xbox to communicate with this model router?
Thanks for any help.

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You cannot do what you described, at least not with Linksys firmware. Linksys routers are designed to generate a wireless network, not to connect to an existing wireless network.
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