Using a Linksys Wireless G Router (&Obi100) to ConnecttoaNetGearWirelessNRouter

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Bob123456789:
I have an Obi100.  It is configured and working fine.  However, there isn't a phone jack near it.  I would like to connect my Obi100 to my houses phone wiring so that I have wired phone service through the house.  I realize that standard way of doing this is to purchase the Obi wireless adapter and then plug the house phone wiring into the house phone wiring.

I already have a Netgear Wireless N router functioning for my internet access.  I have a brand new Linksys Wireless G router.  It seems like I should be able to wirelessly  connect the LinkSys router to the Netgear router then connect my Obi100 to the Linksys router and my house phone wiring at a remote jack. This would save me the cost of purchasing the obi wireless adapter. 

When I follow the Linksys setup instructions they are designed to configure the router as the only access point from my cable modem, not to connect to the existing wireless point. 

Should what I am proposing work?  If so, what are the steps I need to follow to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance for helping work through this.

Rick:
Purchasing an OBi wireless adapter is not the standard way of powering all your house phone outlets.  It IS a way to connect an OBi 202 (not a 100 or 110) to your home network.

You are saying that you don't have a phone jack near where the current router sits, nor in reach of the OBi 100 that plugs into that router.  Therefore, you have several options:

1) With a wireless phone that has a base and any number of receivers, plug the base into the OBi and all the receivers will work fine.  No phone jacks needed.

2) Reposition your cable modem and router to be in a room near a phone jack.  Often this is quite easy, you just need to know where your cable comes into the house, where it goes from there to the cable modem, etc.   

3) Purchase a wireless distribution system (WDS) router, that is designed to connect wirelessly to another router.  You can look on the Linksys site, but I suspect the router you have is not designed to do that.

azrobert:
I converted a Linksys WRT54G to a wireless bridge by installing DD-WRT firmware.

Here is their Web Site:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

You MUST follow their instructions exactly or you could brick your router.

Edit:
Just to be clear.
After you install their firmware it's still a router, then you re-configure it to make it a bridge.

Edit2:
Click on Router Database.
Key in your router model number.
It will tell you if your router is supported.
 

azrobert:
Here are the configuration instructions:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged

Bob123456789:
AZRobert,

This looks like a wonderful solution!  I have a WRT54G2.  I went to their website to start the process.  Unfortunately, my router has firmware version 1.5.  On their list, it is shown as "not possible".  I sent them an email to confirm this.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

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