Want setup a home network with the two OS mentioned in subject but do not know if this is possible.Main objective is to be able to use the broadband internet connection on both computers simutanously.So far as hardware I need to get a router,SWITCH,RJ-45 patch cable and a network card for the second computer that has the Windows 98SE OS.I have seen that there are routers available that have the RJ-45 ports and also can be used wireless but have read that the speeds and connectivity for the wireless can be a problem.Are there routers available that have the switching INCLUDED?Most wireless ADSL routers will support both wired and wireless connections.

The biggest issue you will have here is Win98 - it only supports WEP as the security feature for wireless. Which is pretty much crap at todays standards - unless this is going to be your hard wired connection?

The setting up shouldn't be an issue. Set up your network on the XP machine first, and in control PANEL, use the network setup wizard to save the settings to transfer to your Win98 machine. Make sure workgroup names match.if possible- hook the windows 98 machine up to the router via ethernet, thus avoiding the wireless problem regarding WEP.

It is possible- I currently have a windows for WORKGROUPS machine connected to the net alongside my XP machine.

With 98SE- as long as your network drivers are installed- you should be able to access toe net by simply plugging in the ethernet cable.Thanks for the replies.Will be using wired SYSTEM but have run into a problem in that I will have to install a network card in the Windows 98se computer and the Dynex DX-E102 card that I want use comes with software that doesnt list the 98se OS.Also the DX-E102 requires a 32 bit pci slot,the manual for the Biostar M7MKA motherboard says the isa slots are 16bit but doesnt mention pci slot bit.The computer is almost 9 years old but would like to use basiclly for just surfing the web,any suggestions?Thanks