Recommendation for a dial-up/dsl and cable modem router

Hello,
After reading all this stuff about connecting computers to a network it
seems that most of the time you have to connected to cable or dsl but what
happens if you have a dial-up connection.
In my situation I currently have a two computers on win98 with a
internal modem and has of yet no network card and my other computer is a
laptop with winxp home with a realtek adapter 10/100 lan card.
I would like to connect both systems to a wireless network with
preferable 802.11a/b/g and of course have a Access point (router) with of
course 802.11a/b/g.
Is there away that I can use my existing modem in my win98 computer and
some how hook it up to router or am I out of luck.
thanks for your help and suggestions

"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> After reading all this stuff about connecting computers to a network
it
> seems that most of the time you have to connected to cable or dsl but what
> happens if you have a dial-up connection.

You need a router that has:
1. Wireless a/b/g
2. A few LAN ports (about 4 is enough)
3. A WAN port just in case you upgrade to broadband *optional*
4. A RS-232 port for an external dial-up modem

You also need an external V.90 or V.92 modem.

You also need network interface cards for all computers.

Thanks can you give me some recommendations on the type of router or card
Paul T Wang wrote in message ...
>
>"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:TjnQa.99736$(E-Mail Removed) rthlink.net...
>> Hello,
>> After reading all this stuff about connecting computers to a network
>it
>> seems that most of the time you have to connected to cable or dsl but
what
>> happens if you have a dial-up connection.
>
>You need a router that has:
>1. Wireless a/b/g
>2. A few LAN ports (about 4 is enough)
>3. A WAN port just in case you upgrade to broadband *optional*
>4. A RS-232 port for an external dial-up modem
>
>You also need an external V.90 or V.92 modem.
>
>You also need network interface cards for all computers.
>
>
>
>

If your desktop is running 98SE, all you need is two 802.11x client devices
(one for each computer).

Install one in/on the desktop & turn on "Internet Connection Sharing".
Install the other in the laptop. Set both up in Ad-Hoc mode and you have a
network.


"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks can you give me some recommendations on the type of router or card
> Paul T Wang wrote in message ...
> >
> >"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:TjnQa.99736$(E-Mail Removed) rthlink.net...
> >> Hello,
> >> After reading all this stuff about connecting computers to a
network
> >it
> >> seems that most of the time you have to connected to cable or dsl but
> what
> >> happens if you have a dial-up connection.
> >
> >You need a router that has:
> >1. Wireless a/b/g
> >2. A few LAN ports (about 4 is enough)
> >3. A WAN port just in case you upgrade to broadband *optional*
> >4. A RS-232 port for an external dial-up modem
> >
> >You also need an external V.90 or V.92 modem.
> >
> >You also need network interface cards for all computers.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

SMC7004ABR is what I use. The wireless counterpart would be SMC7004AWBR. If
you can leave the internet-connected computer always-on, you can use ad-hoc
mode and ICS. Beware, ICS on a dial-up may use as much as 100% of CPU!!

"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:09oQa.821$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
> Thanks can you give me some recommendations on the type of router or card
> Paul T Wang wrote in message ...
> >
> >"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:TjnQa.99736$(E-Mail Removed) rthlink.net...
> >> Hello,
> >> After reading all this stuff about connecting computers to a
network
> >it
> >> seems that most of the time you have to connected to cable or dsl but
> what
> >> happens if you have a dial-up connection.
> >
> >You need a router that has:
> >1. Wireless a/b/g
> >2. A few LAN ports (about 4 is enough)
> >3. A WAN port just in case you upgrade to broadband *optional*
> >4. A RS-232 port for an external dial-up modem
> >
> >You also need an external V.90 or V.92 modem.
> >
> >You also need network interface cards for all computers.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>