"here's johnny!" wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> I hope this is the right group to post to, if not maybe someone can tell
me
> which is more suitable. I'm having some problems setting up a small home
> network, and I'm stumped (which isn't hard!)... So hopefully someone here
> with more knowledge can help.
>
> So far 2 PC's (eventually will be 3 PC's) connected via Accton 8 port hub.
> 1st PC running Win XP Pro, 2nd (and 3rd) running Win 98SE. XP machine
> running ADSL via NetCom NB1300 on USB.
>
> OK - so I've run network setup wizard on both machines as per win xp
> instructions, and configured for internet connection sharing. From XP
> machine I can see the 98SE pc and log onto shared folders/etc. From 98SE
pc
> I can see the XP pc from network neighborhood, but I can't 'log on' to it,
> or to any shared resources (i.e. printer). It either asks for the
password,
> or gives me 'unknown error 31'. The XP machine does not have a password
> active on any user account, and I have tried with the 98 pc logging on
using
> the same user name, and a different name.
>
> So, that's problem 1...
>

OK - I've managed to solve problem 1 by re-creating user names on both
machines with a password, plus I finally found the Microsft tech report re
same problem on Win 2k, so the above + activating the Guest account on XP
seems to have solved the problem...... Damn - been through all that before
but obviously not in the right way!!!!

So, problem 2 still exists as below - solutions??

> Problem 2 - the ICS isn't working!!
>
> Current situation with ICS - with ZoneAlarm Pro OFF, Windows ICF ON, the
98
> pc will check & send e-mail, but will not load web pages. (of course if I
> switch on ZA it wont do anything!! anyone know what settings solve
this?).
> Disabling ICF doesn't change anything (according to windows help ICF
> shouldn't interfere with ICS)....
>
> Before anyone asks - I tried connecting the NB1300 to the hub so it would
> share with both pc's, which it is suppose to do, but when set up like this
> it didn't like having both pc's on - it would allocate an IP only to one
pc
> (DHCP). From the manual it (apparently) should work on the hub and auto
> allocate an IP for each PC....????....??? With the modem on the hub I
> could get the 98 pc to work on the internet, but then when i switch on the
> XP it isn't allocated a valid IP by the modem so it doesn't work..... I
> also tried connecting it to the hub AND the XP USB (again, the manual says
> both connectors can be used simultaneoulsy) but it still suffers the same
> problem.....
>
> So, any comments? I don't really care if the adsl modem is connected via
> the XP and ICS, or to the hub and shared by each pc... as long as it all
> works!!!!
>
> TIA
>
>
>
>

"here's johnny!" wrote in message
news:413ab2e4_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Hi All
>
> I hope this is the right group to post to, if not maybe someone can tell
me
> which is more suitable. I'm having some problems setting up a small home
> network, and I'm stumped (which isn't hard!)... So hopefully someone here
> with more knowledge can help.
>
> So far 2 PC's (eventually will be 3 PC's) connected via Accton 8 port hub.
> 1st PC running Win XP Pro, 2nd (and 3rd) running Win 98SE. XP machine
> running ADSL via NetCom NB1300 on USB.
>
> OK - so I've run network setup wizard on both machines as per win xp
> instructions, and configured for internet connection sharing. From XP
> machine I can see the 98SE pc and log onto shared folders/etc. From 98SE
pc
> I can see the XP pc from network neighborhood, but I can't 'log on' to it,
> or to any shared resources (i.e. printer). It either asks for the
password,
> or gives me 'unknown error 31'. The XP machine does not have a password
> active on any user account, and I have tried with the 98 pc logging on
using
> the same user name, and a different name.
>
> So, that's problem 1...
>
> Problem 2 - the ICS isn't working!!
>
> Current situation with ICS - with ZoneAlarm Pro OFF, Windows ICF ON, the
98
> pc will check & send e-mail, but will not load web pages. (of course if I
> switch on ZA it wont do anything!! anyone know what settings solve
this?).
> Disabling ICF doesn't change anything (according to windows help ICF
> shouldn't interfere with ICS)....
>
> Before anyone asks - I tried connecting the NB1300 to the hub so it would
> share with both pc's, which it is suppose to do, but when set up like this
> it didn't like having both pc's on - it would allocate an IP only to one
pc
> (DHCP). From the manual it (apparently) should work on the hub and auto
> allocate an IP for each PC....????....??? With the modem on the hub I
> could get the 98 pc to work on the internet, but then when i switch on the
> XP it isn't allocated a valid IP by the modem so it doesn't work..... I
> also tried connecting it to the hub AND the XP USB (again, the manual says
> both connectors can be used simultaneoulsy) but it still suffers the same
> problem.....
>
> So, any comments? I don't really care if the adsl modem is connected via
> the XP and ICS, or to the hub and shared by each pc... as long as it all
> works!!!!
>
> TIA
>
The proper way would be to use a router between the Cable/DSL modem and the
hub. The router acts as the gateway, DHCP server and gives out IP addresses
to anyghing connected to your network. ICS will work but nowhere near as
good as using a router. Also you will need to turn off ICF as this is not
intended to be used on a LAN.

Danny
www.CarwileEnterprises.com