You need to get a router/switchbox like a Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, or SMC 4 port one. You can get wireless or wired, though the former is more expensive. I have an SMC7004 wired Barricade, which you can get at CompUSA for about $100 or a little less.  All of them except the Netgear are about that much. The Netgear is more expensive.  You need two cat 5 cables to connect the network interface card (NIC) from each computer to one of the LAN ports on the router/switchbox, and another cat 5 to connect the cable modem to the WAN port on the router/switchbox.  Follow the instructions that come with the router/switchbox, and each computer will have access to the modem, and can share files and printers.  With the SMC box you get an LPT plug for a network printer, but you can still share other printers.

>I asked a question earlier about internet connection sharing using Win95 and
>Win98.  After I posted the question, I found the answer.
>
>Anyway, I have another question.  I want to network two PCs so they can
>access the internet through the Win98 computer which is using a broadband
>cable modem.  Just what do I need to purchase so the Win95 computer can use
>the modem, and at the same time, also share printers?  I had thought about
>wireless, but have no clue as to what hardware to purchase.  Even with cat5
>I don't know what I need.
>
>Win98 computer with cable modem set up and working
>Win95 that I want to network.
>
>Can anyone explain what equipment I need and why?
>

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