I have a small home WLAN with a draft-n router. My son likes to get online with his Nintendo DS Lite, which only supports 802.11b and WEP. Fortunately, he doesn't do this often, because it means I have to switch the router to 802.11b mode and use WEP. I also disable my other WLAN clients, because I'm not willing to let the PCs go online behind WEP. Then, once my son is done, I switch everything back to 802.11n and WPA2. Kind of tedious.
Rather than spend $170 on the new Nintendo DSi, which supports 802.11g and WPA2, I thought of buying an inexpensive 802.11b/g router, which I understand I can attach to my draft-n router with a network cable. The second router will be setup in 802.11b/WEP mode, ready to go when my son wants to play online.
Will doing this compromise the security or performance of my draft-n network?
How would I access the configuration utility of the b/g router, since it probably uses the same 192. address?
Thanks for your help.
Rather than spend $170 on the new Nintendo DSi, which supports 802.11g and WPA2, I thought of buying an inexpensive 802.11b/g router, which I understand I can attach to my draft-n router with a network cable. The second router will be setup in 802.11b/WEP mode, ready to go when my son wants to play online.
Will doing this compromise the security or performance of my draft-n network?
How would I access the configuration utility of the b/g router, since it probably uses the same 192. address?
Thanks for your help.