I am not sure of your exact configuration as to Internet connection, but
here is how I do it. The XP machine is connected to the Internet via
dialup modem, but it could also be any Internet connection such as
cable, etc. The connection is configured on the Advanced tab to "Allow
other network users to connect through this ...". When this is done, the
XP machine gets assigned an IP address of 192.168.0.1 and all other
machines that want to use this connection must be on this same network.
You can set the other machines for DHCP, but I don't recommend this
because you will need to have the XP on before the others start up.
Instead, set the other machines to a 192.168.0.x address where x can be
anything from 2-254. Set the gateway to 192.168.0.1, and add a valid
address for a DNS server. This should allow you to have a local network
as well a share in the Internet connection.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
I'm trying to get two computers to access the internet as well as talk
to each other. I thought I was pretty familiar with how to set things up
(I have 5 networked at home). The set up that I'm doing, though is one
Windows Me machine and one Windows XP Home machine. Cable internet
access and a 4 port hub/switch.
...

I've tried to configure the XP machine to use 192.168.*.* (with numbers
instead of asterisks, of course), but there is still no change in the
way it acts.

My big question is "Does the XP machine want to be the "main" machine?"
Should I make the XP machine the gateway computer? I'm actually going to
try this tomorrow, but I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience
with a problem like this. There could be something that I'm missing.
Both computers are using Client for Microsoft Networks, and they both
are using the exact same workgroup. They both have individual names. I'd
like to be able to use the Me machine as the gateway, but if I have to
switch to make this work, I will.

Tom

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