Debbie,
Our list hosts have an excellent guide to starting a network and installing
MS-ICS, located at
http://freepctech.com/guides.shtml
Read carefully, because if you miss a step it may mean having to delete your
work and start over (especially with ICS).

I would also recommend you to investigate one of the router/switch/firewall
combinations available from such makers as D-Link, Netgear, Linksys and
others.  These cost less than $100 for a 4 port switch, make your tasks much
easier and make your home network more secure.  A DSL account without a
firewall (hardware or software) is an invitation for someone to break in to
your system.

Good luck!
Ron Jobe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:35 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Networking Trouble


> I am trying to network a new P4 system I just built with an HP Pavilion
> 6640c that is a couple of years old.  I am getting DSL in a few days, and
I
> would like to share the internet connection.  Both are running Win 98SE.
I
---snip---
> I have enabled ICS on the host computer.  I would like to begin sharing
> files and printer before I get the DSL, and then share the DSL connection
> when it is installed.  When I go to Network Neighborhood, I get an "unable
> to browse the network" error.  Am I missing a step?   How do I enable the
> network?
>
> Thanks,
> Debbie Alspaugh

            Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to
                    Digest mode - visit our web site:
                   http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml