I've looked around but I can't seem to get a clear answer on this. I fairly proficient in networking matters, but I can't figure this one out. I bought a wireless router yesterday for $21 at good ol' Fry's but I cannot connect wirelessly it to my wireless dsl gateway.
I turned off DHCP server on the router, and setup the IP to be within the DSL Gateway's range, but it won't automatically connect. If I run a standard ethernet cable from the Gateway modem to the WAN port on the wireless router it will connect just fine... So I guess my question would be why is wireless so different? and Is there a resource online explaining in more detail how to connect these two devices? Also my DSL Gateway is in RFC1483 bridged mode so I can't have a static IP without paying more from my ISP. I don't have a lot of money to spend on this, but the main reason for wanting this setup is to connect my Xbox to the wireless router and use Xbox live without buying the $90 wireless game adapter (which I heard sucks anyway) Any resources on this would be greatly appreciated. Would a wireless Hub with a DHCP server work (although I think they are also expensive), or is that basically the same thing as a wireless router? Thanks.