Hi, Carole -
If there is a driver for the Wireless NIC in the 98 system it MIGHT be
possible, but it will probably require a lot of manual setups and add-in
software. It is likely that you will have some serious problems.
An Ad-Hoc Host system under Windows XP provides DHCP, DNS Relaying, and also
routes the IP using a version of Network Address Translation. On XP this is
set up for you by a Wizard. Windows 98 was never really designed to natively
do any of these things.
It would probably be easier, less expensive and less of a headache to
upgrade to Windows XP in the desktop. It would be even easier, much less
expensive and much less of a headache to pick up a Wireless Router. Linksys
sells them cheaply, about $58. Then you could connect the wireless router to
the broadband connection and connect the desktop and laptop both to the
wireless router.
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"Carole UK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm about to set up an ad-hoc wireless network between my new laptop (with
> XP) and an old desktop running 98.
>
> Question is - can I setup an ad-hoc relationship for wireless networking
> using 98 as the operating system and the server ? (the desktop has he
> broadband connection it has to be the server yes/no ?)
>
> I'm not planning to use a router or WAP as it is to be an ad-hoc setup.
>
> Please advise if this is going to work ?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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> carole UK
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