First and foremost, both PCs have to be connected to
the internet. Probably what you need to do first is
this: Check your IP and default gateway. If the
Dynalink is anything like the DSL routers that I
assist with everyday, it probably starts with
192.168., and also it needs a username and password.
On either PC once the ethernet cable is connected,
click on start, then run, type in cmd (for WinXP) or
command (for Win98), click OK, this will open a DOS
window, where you will type ipconfig, hit the enter
key. Look for autoconfiguration IP address, and the
default gateway. Remember or write down the gateway
address. Then, close out the DOS window by typing the
word exit, and hit enter. Next, open a browser, and
you will most likely see: Page cannot be displayed.
Clear out your address bar, and key in your default
gateway, hit enter. This should open the router's
configuration software, where you will be able to
enter the username and password.

At this point I am not sure where to go in the
software to enter that info. Usually though, the
username must be entered as "[log in to unmask]"

--- Anne Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have 2 computers I want to network and share a DSL
> internet connection.
>
> One is running Win98SE, the other XP Pro.
>
> I had the computers networked previously using an
> ethernet cable from
> the thernet ports in each computer.  At the time my
> DSL modem was
> connected through the USB port on the Win98SE
> computer without
> attempting to share the connection. I used the XP
> Pro set up for
> networks which worked ok at the time.
>
> My old DSL modem died, the new one - Dynalink
> RTA/100+ (available only
> in Australia, according to the web site) is
> advertised as a
> modem/router. So far, I have only managed to get
> this new modem working
> using the ethernet port. When attempting to install
> as a USB connection,
> the modem shows up in the System list as present and
> working through the
> USB, but the modem won't work. I have tried it
> separately on all 4 USB
> ports. (This is all on the Win98SE computer.)
>
> The primary question is:-
>
> Can I link the 2 pcs using the modem/router?, then
> share the DSL
> connection? If so, how? Each PC has one ethernet
> outlet.
>
> The second PC does not have an internal modem. I
> have been told I cannot
> connect the pcs without installing another modem in
> the XP Pro pc, but I
> imagine that would slow down the internet sharing
> speeds.
>
> The pcs are situated in the same room, so WiFi would
> be a little over
> the top, not to mention expensive.
>
> I keep Win98SE on my pc becasue I have too many
> programs that will not
> work on XP Pro, and it is way too expensive to
> upgrade them all to XP
> versions.
>
> Thank you
>
> Anne Smith
> [log in to unmask]
>
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