2 wireless routers ...

[rubberman]

currently i have a Dlink 802.11b wireless router that i use. I just bought a Dlink .11G router. I still want to use the .11B router but not wirelessly. How should i go about doing this? meaning which router to handle it? Here is a diagram how it is setup now:
http://www.filefarmer.com/blackford00/setup1.JPG

and how i want to setup it up with the 2nd router.
http://www.filefarmer.com/blackford00/setup2.JPG

by placing the dlink di-524 near the playstation which is in the center of the house i would get better reception so thats why i placed it there in the drawing.

[ROF]

Connect the modem to your Dlink G Router via any available port. Connect Cat5 cabling to the di-524 and the Dlink G Router using the passthrough port to connect both routers together. This will allow both routers to function although you may get some crosstalk if your wireless devices happen to get a signal to both wireless routers. You will notice this as either dead functions or slowdown.

Some wireless routers allow you to disable the antenna signal. If your D-Link di-254 supports this I'd recommend wiring all your devices to this router and using this router like a hub.

[networkswiz]

Hi,
Your setup #2 looks correct to me. First place the G router close to the B router. Use a cat5 cable to connect one port on the B router to the WAN port in the G router. The G is a DHCP client to the B, which means it just gets its IP address from the B.
To configure the G router, disconnect your PC's Ethernet cable from the B, then connect it to the B. Log in to the G router, then configure everything (encryption, SSID,...). Once you are finished, get a LONG ethernet cable then move the G router to its final place (and reconnect the PC to the B router).
If you don't configure your wireless routers for encryption, you now have TWO sources of intrusion, so beware.
Good luck,
Dan

[ranchhand]

Also be aware that you do not want two routers trying to assign IP addresses if both are to be used for internet access. You will get conflicts.

[thevoelk]

I'd recommend turing off DHCP (like ranchhand said) on the G router. Honestly, so you don't have to mess with it, I'd recommend returning the G router and getting a G-capable Wiresless Access Point. With what you're going to have to do to your current G-router, the end result is pretty much the same.