Just wanted to thank everyone for the great suggestions and comments.  

As Tom T. suggested, I went back and changed the subnet mask from 10.20.30.40 to 255.255.255.0, and everything is working just fine.  Network neighborhood is displaying the other computer on the network.  Also, I can now ping by name, as well as, by IP address (the latter wasn't a problem, the former was).  This was a good point brought up by Dave G.  Finally, as suggested by most, I did find the IP and subnet mask numbers, listed with the second adapter under the "PPP adapter".

If anyone would care to comment, what was wrong with the 10.20.30.40 subnet mask number.  Is this part of a standard governing networks?  Again thanks to all...Nick

>>> [log in to unmask] 11/29/01 10:14 AM >>>
You sound like you know how to set up tcp/ip, but your symptoms also sound
like an incorrect ip or mask entries.  The first 3 groups of the ip address
should be the same, and the mask should be 255.255.255.0
The workgroup under the identification tab needs to be the same on all
computers, I assume you are not using a domain or a server.
The reason winipcnf may not display your settings is the first adapter it
displays is 'PPP adapter'.  Use the drop down arrow to select your hardware
adapter.  Now your ip and mask settings should appear.  It will only release
and reset if you are obtaining an ip address automatically.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Bacetti [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:26 PM

I've set up a two PC network using a hub, both machines are running Win98.
The problem I'm having is that when I launch network neighborhood, the only
icons that are displayed are the Entire Network icn, and the host
computer's icon.  If I further click on Entire Network, no additional icon
are displayed within Entire Network.  How can I get Network Neighborhood to
display an icon for the other computer on the network?

FYI, I can ping one computer from the other.  Furthermore, if I go to
Start>Find>Computer>Name, and enter the name of the other computer, it
returns a message "computer not found", however if I enter the IP address of
the other computer, it returns a linked icon to the other computer, which I
can launch, and which displays those folders and printers that I've set up
to
 share.  In fact, I can print from the remote computer.

One last piece of info, when I launch winipconf, the IP addess and subnet
mask aren't present.  However, they are present under the properies box, in
the TCP/IP<Network<Control Panel option.  (I manually entered both the IP
and subnet under  "Specify an IP address").

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