Newbie asks for help for USRobotics 9106 ADSL Gateway

A few weeks ago I bought a USR 9106 ADSL Wireless Gateway / Router /
Firewall.
I have two computers connected. Both can connect to the Internet without
problems. They can both ping the router and themselves, but not the other
computer.
I think I have checked some of the obvious stuff, and it seems OK (both in
the same work group, protocols installed, IP numbers assigned automatically,
and in the same sub-net - although I found it strange that the IP-numbers
are not adjacent).

One comp is running XP, and is attached to the Gateway by Ethernet cable.
The other one is running Win98SE, and is connected by a Sweex LC100020 USB
Wireless Adapter.

I have thought of two possible remaining problems:

1. The Win98SE computer asks for a Windows Networking password (a remnant of
an old network card that is no longer there). I have tried a new Windows
installation without any network components installed, but the moment I
switched on Windows networking as primary identification it came back. I
think I know the correct password, but I'm not 100% sure (it does not seem
to make any difference what you enter here). I cannot find a way to remove
or change this password. Would this prevent networking (as opposed to
Internet connection sharing)?

2. The documentation of USRobotics says nothing about this (it is not very
helpful anyway), but could the cause be that one comp is connected by cable,
and the other wireless? In other words: must all computers be on the
wireless network to see each other? In that case I only have to get another
USB adapter, but before I spend the money I would like to know whether this
makes any sense?

Could somone please help me with this?


Thanks in advance,

Hugo




Hugo en Natalie

In article <3ffb133f$0$132$(E-Mail Removed) >, Hugo en Natalie
wrote:
> A few weeks ago I bought a USR 9106 ADSL Wireless Gateway / Router /
> Firewall.
> I have two computers connected. Both can connect to the Internet without
> problems. They can both ping the router and themselves, but not the other
> computer.
> I think I have checked some of the obvious stuff, and it seems OK (both in
> the same work group, protocols installed, IP numbers assigned automatically,
> and in the same sub-net - although I found it strange that the IP-numbers
> are not adjacent).
>
Are you running a software firewall by any chance? (You should be). I had this
problem until I found that in Norton Personal Firewall local networking is
inhibited by default, so maybe it is the same in others. You have to go into
the configuration page for the firewall and select the "Home Networking" tab,
where you can put addresses or ranges of addresses into the "friends" list,
which is empty, therefore inhibiting *all* local traffic, until you allow some.

Rod.