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What wireless network components do I need?

What wireless network components do I need?

What wireless network components do I need?

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I have 2 PCs (one Win98, one WinME), and a laptop (Win98).  The WinME PC has two printers connected, and will soon have a DSL connection.  I want to be able to access the printers and the DSL from the other PC (located in a different room, about 30 feet away) and from the laptop.  What wireless components do I need to accomplish this?  

- 1 Wireless Access Point w/ print server and DSL router?  (Can it handle 2 printers?)
- 2 wireless NICs for PCs?
- 1 wireless PCMCIA card for laptop?

Will this allow me to access the printers and DSL even if the WinME PC is not up?

Does anyone know of any good "How to's" that might explain this?

Thanks in advance.

RE: What wireless network components do I need?

Well, I can answer one of your questions.

If you get a wireless router/switch and all computers are connected to it you don't need any specific computer to be online for the others to be online.

I think I saw a router/print server combo over at linksys but I could be wrong. Here's a link that shows their wireless router and a wireless print server.

If you want your other computers to be able to print while the ME computer (since this is the one you have them connected to locally I assume) is off then you will probably need a print server of some sort.

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