Hi Chaz!! Let me know if this helps.... The Ultimate Guide to Windows Vista "Small" Networking- Building a peer-to-peer network. (news.softpedia.com/news/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Windows-Vista-Small-Networking52693.shtml) You might want to check out Windows help on the Internet tiltled " Windows Help and How-To Windows Vista Help: What you need to set up a home network. Sincerely, Celestra P.S. I know that you can probably get away with one router, and the network cards are usually pre-installed in the computers... (These articles I've told you about are used so much I'm not allowed to pre-link you- sorry) You might have to go wireless to solve the problem----