<vphilomin@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I already have a 5 port switch in the basement to connect all the wires
> to the CAT5 outlets. I am trying to get away without having to buy a
> second router (wired or wireless). If I put my current Belkin router in
> the basement, the signal will not be strong enough for wireless clients
> in the 1st floor. Is it still possible to come up with a configuration
> with my existing hardware that works? Why doesn't connecting the WAN
> port to the LAN port of the Belkin work?
> Thanks,
> Vasi

I might be hoplessly wrong but...

If using a switch where do all the wired computers get their IP addresses?
Does your ISP give you more than one? If not then I believe you need router
that does NAT/DHCP instead of the switch.

Then once all the wired devices are working you can hook up your Belkin
either via it's WAN or LAN ports depending if you want the wireless to be on
a seperate net or the same.