Um, I didn't _get_ a hub -- I already _had_ several.  I "obtained" the 
hub in question from my own storage shelf:  I had bought a whole box of 
hubs for about three dollars at an auction four or five moons ago.  They 
tested fine ( I took a few of them down to ReUse and one of the fellas 
there showed me how) and I figured I could use the four-port hub to link 
Margaret's computers.  I did set up ICS, using the "wizard," but as I 
said, the computers are still not "talking" with each other.  I will 
print out the MS KB article and take it back to Margaret's place for one 
more try.....

As for purchasing anything more -- hey, I ain't 'xactly rich!  lol  Even 
$50 is quite a bite outta the ol' budget.  Guess what I need is a set of 
step-by-step instructions, in plain English, on this thing.  Like I said 
a couple of weeks ago, this is my first try at any such thing...  
Learning curve?  Not so steep that I can't climb it, I hope...

Something just occurred to me:  does MS have all these things set up 
_just_ for high-speed now?  We only have dial-up, and there is a modem 
only in "Raymond's Computer."  "Margaret's Computer" does not have a 
modem at all.  I'm trying to configure "Margaret's..." such that she can 
access the Internet (however slowly!) from "Raymond's..."

Or would it be easier to simply install a 56K modem in Margaret's computer?

Joyce in SE Ohio


vandervoort@...  wrote:
> Why did you get a hub?
> A router makes this very easy, and they are usually inexpensive.
> Did you set up ICS?
> Post ipconfig from each computer.
> This MS KB article may help:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308007
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Network setup revisited
> From: Joyce E <j3e@...>
> Date: Mon, September 07, 2009 3:22 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> First of all, thank you everyone for the previous help! But now I need
> more... :::sigh::: 
>
> I obtained a good hub, two correct network cables, and ran the Windows
> XP network setup wizard on each computer. 
>   
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