Is this network setup possible...
Here's the scenario...
I have a small office network (with router) that connects some computers to the main server, however there is no shared internet connection. The server OS is WinNT 4.0. The other computers' OS is Win98 SE.
My plan is to provide internet access only to a few of the Win98 SE computers by going wireless. Since each of the other computers have ethernet cables going into their respective NIC cards, I was planning to accomplish the wireless internet connections through the USB ports.
I will have a SBC DSL modem and I will plug a Linksys Wireless Router/AP into that. I know this setup sounds strange, but I prefer not to touch the existing network/hub.
My questions are:
1) Since the Win98 computers have already been assigned IP's for the existing network, will there be any conflicts by having another IP address assigned by the wireless router/AP?
2) If this setup won't work, would I have to upgrade each computer to WinXP to make it work?