I hope you guys can help me out here as I'm a little confused as to what wireless router I should buy.

I'm trying to set up a home wireless network in an apartment. The apartment is basically a rectangle measuring 30 m x 15 m so distance is never going to be a particular problem.

The network will consist of the main PC located in a small office room (the router will also go in here); a single workstation located in the lounge which is next door to the office and a pda (XDA2i). I want to be able to share audio (cd's, mp3's); multimedia files (dvd's, avi's); and the internet between the main pc and the workstation. The only thing I need the xda2i to be able to do is browse the internet.

The workstation is already fitted with a Belkin F5D6001 wireless network card, which I wish to re-use if at all possible. The xda2i comes pre-fitted with wireless lan. The main PC does not have a network card installed. I connect to the internet (2.2 G line) via an external zoom usb adsl modem.

The main pc is running windows xp pro and the workstation runs win 98 se but I dont have a problem changing operating systems if necessary. Rather not but if it's necessary then so be it.

Price is a factor as I would rather not spend a fortune but obviously want the system to work properly. Is it as simple as going for something fast i.e. 125 MBPS. and if so can anyone recommend a particular router as the sales gumpf is mostly mis-leading regarding speeds i.e. many are advertised as 125 MBPS but when you get inside the info they are in fact 54 MBPS

Hi,
does ur external zoom usb adsl modem has ethernet port (RJ45 socket)???