Add wireless XP laptop to wired 98 PC

My boys use an old IBM Aptiva (166MhZ, Windows 98) that is wired to a
LexMark printer. My wife has a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a Belkin
wireless adapter. We also have a Belkin router/print server for our
broadband connection, but it won't work with the LexMark. Can I (how
can I) connect the Dell (wireless) to the IBM (wired) so that my wife
can print remotely? Or is that possible at all?

Any help/advise/commentary will be appreciated.



Dadof2

On 25 May 2006 08:10:20 -0700, "Dadof2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My boys use an old IBM Aptiva (166MhZ, Windows 98) that is wired to a
>LexMark printer. My wife has a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a Belkin
>wireless adapter. We also have a Belkin router/print server for our
>broadband connection, but it won't work with the LexMark. Can I (how
>can I) connect the Dell (wireless) to the IBM (wired) so that my wife
>can print remotely? Or is that possible at all?
>
>Any help/advise/commentary will be appreciated.

If you can plug the 98 into the router (maybe it already is?) then set
both machines to receive their ip addresses automatically (from the
router) and simply leave the printer connected to the 98 and share it
out. When everything's on, add a new network printer on the xp
machine.


Jim.

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

Thanks. I'll give that a try.