System Requirements Wireless Router?

My brother just got cable internet. He has a new machine, an HP, (P-4) I
suspect, next to his new modem and wanted to use a wireless router so that
his kid could use the internet on his old machine upstairs. I went out and
bought him a Linksys wireless-G (WRT54GS) router and a Linksys wireless-G,
PCI adapter for the machine upstairs. I tried everything I could but
couldn't get it to work on both. I connected the main computer to the router
with a cable and it works fine. Just can't get the remote one to work. I
gave up and went back to the store and bought the same type stuff made by
Netgear. I did manage to get some internet activity but at a snail's pace.
After checking over the system requirements I see that they say that it
will work with Win 98SE among others, but doesn't list Win 98, which is what
he has. The driver loaded ok. The Netgear wireless adapter also lists a
Pentium 111 class computer as a requirement. The box for the Linksys router
only says that the processor has to be 200 mgh. I see that his readout in
Windows says that he has an AMD K6 (TM) 3D processor. It's in a Compac
machine with 220 mg of ram. How does that stack up against Pentiums and
should it be sufficient? Any insights and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

"Forrest" <REMOVETHISrunforrest1.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > My brother just got cable internet. He has a new machine, an HP, (P-4)
I
 > suspect, next to his new modem and wanted to use a wireless router so
that
 > his kid could use the internet on his old machine upstairs. I went out
and
 > bought him a Linksys wireless-G (WRT54GS) router and a Linksys
wireless-G,
 > PCI adapter for the machine upstairs. I tried everything I could but
 > couldn't get it to work on both. I connected the main computer to the
router
 > with a cable and it works fine. Just can't get the remote one to work.
I
 > gave up and went back to the store and bought the same type stuff made
by
 > Netgear. I did manage to get some internet activity but at a snail's
pace.
 > After checking over the system requirements I see that they say
that it
 > will work with Win 98SE among others, but doesn't list Win 98, which
is what
 > he has. The driver loaded ok. The Netgear wireless adapter also lists
a
 > Pentium 111 class computer as a requirement. The box for the Linksys
router
 > only says that the processor has to be 200 mgh. I see that his readout
in
 > Windows says that he has an AMD K6 (TM) 3D processor. It's in a Compac
 > machine with 220 mg of ram. How does that stack up against Pentiums
and
 > should it be sufficient? Any insights and advice would be appreciated.
 > Thanks
 >

Frankly your description of the problem seems to
indicate a signal strength problem. I would suggest
that an external antenna(s) that can be moved around
some. It is very unlikely that a the K6 has anything at
all to do with this. K6-3s only came in over 400MHz versions.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->