Need help and answers please.

Greetings Geeks !!
My sister asked me a question and I do not know how to answer her.
Here is the deal.
She wants to network 2 puters together. ( wireless )
One is a Compaq intel X86 family6 model 8 stepping 1 5360
The other is a Dell dimension 2400.
She wants to go wireless as one will be in the computer room and one will be in the daughters bedroom almost above the computer room.
Compaq
presario 5200
450 mhz, 256 mgs ram
Dell deminsion 2400
as far as i know both are winxp sp1
Can anyone help??
We need as cheap as we can get but want reliability also.
Thanx for your help in advance.
What will we need ??

 

Well, you can get a complete wireless setup for about 200 bucks. Maybe a bit more. your going to need a wireless router and two wireless NIC cards. WIFI router usually runs about 75-85 bucks, and the wireless cards are about 45-60 bucks. (i think) Now if you have broadband, you will only need once wireless NIC, because one of the machine, either the laptop or the desktop is going to be plugged directly into the wireless router via a network cable. I would recommend all Linksys equipment. Very reliable, and stable.

 

WiFI is not required to have any PC plugged in via Cat5. They make PCI WiFI cards too

 

True true...im just saying that normally the broadband connection terminates where the MAIN pc in the house is going to be used. So why purchase a WIFI PCI NIC for the desktop if the WIFI router is going to be sitting at that location. If its not, then YES they do make PCI wifi NICs.

 

reduction of cables is my thought

 

I think i got what i need.
sounds pretty easy.
Thanx for the answers and the help.

 

yeah, simple as that. Or you could both just use Wireless Network USB Pens, but the range of these things isnt very good at all, i spose it might be ok for just in the above room.

I wouldnt recomment these if anyones playing online games or downloading large files though.