In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Dave <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Ok I'm about to replace a USB modem with a Netgear DG834
> modem/firewall/switch. At the same time connect another pc on the
> network . So the idea is both pc can access each other and access the
> internet
>
> Both Pc's have network cards and running Windows 98 and are with
> Wanadoo.fr ISP in France using
> PPPOE (if that makes any difference!)
>
> Any advise please !
>
> Dave
Should be pretty straightforward.
Disable any software which runs automatically with your USB modem. Connect
the first PC to the router with an internet cable. Follow the instructions
which come with the router for configuring it. I imagine you simply have to
tell the TCP/IP settings for your PC's network card to obtain an IP address
automatically, and then point your browser at the router's default IP
address (
http://192.168.0.1 or whatever) and type in the default password -
probably "admin".
You should then be able to set up the internet connection parameters with
the appropriate account ID and password for your ADSL account - using the
same information as you currently use for the modem. Leave NAT enabled.
Connect the second PC to the router, and set up the browser and email client
in both PCs to connect using your LAN rather than using dial-up connections.
Plug the router in to the ADSL socket, and off you go.
Are your PC's currently networked together? If not, you need to do a few
things to enable them to share data easily. Enable File and Printer sharing
on both PCs. Give each PC a name and make them belong to the same
network/workgroup. For example, Fred & Mary Smith might have 2 PCs called
"fred" and "mary", belonging to a workgroup called "smith-LAN" or somesuch.
You need to decide whether you want to share the whole lot, or just certain
folder/directories. To share the whole C: drive, right click on it in
Explorer, select "Sharing", and click the appropriate boxes and give it a
"share" name. You can specify whether each PC can write on the other PC's
disk - or only read from it - and whether a password is required.
When you have done all that, each PC will be able to see the other one in
Network Neighbourhood, and you can map a drive letter to the other PC's hard
disk if you wish.
You can share printers in a similar way - enabling one PC to print to a
printer which is physically connected to the other one. [On the PC with the
printer, you have to go to the printer menu, right click on the printer and
select Sharing, as before. On the other PC, you need to Add Printer - and
tell it that it's a network printer].
HTH [Sorry if you already know most of this, but others may find it
useful].
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Cheers,
Tim
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