I have a DLink DI-624 wireless router which was provided by my ISP. They use PPPoE and hard code the settings into the router, so I can't really replace it with anything else.
I need to get a few other devices connected, and none of them have wireless adapters. (Xbox, Cable box with ethernet capability, media server, etc.)
So, as far as I can tell my options are:
- Spend a day running cables through my attic
- Get a wireless bridge to attach to the DLink, and another for each "non-wireless" device. (would that even work?)
- Get one bridge to attach to the DLink and one for all of the other devices. Attach the 2nd bridge to an ethernet switch and attach the wired devices to the switch.
- Find some other product (which I have not been able to find but I'm sure must exist) that will act as a bridge and switch combined.
Option 4 seems the easiest but as I said I don't know what device to get. Basically I need a wireless router that can be configured as a client on my existing wireless network and can be connected to multiple wired devices. My research on google has suggested that such a device exists, but I can not find anything definitive.
Any product suggestions?
Thanks.