Network problems, please help.

Ok here's the deal, I've got this network partially set up, I can ping both machines fine, I just can't see them in network neighbourhood, or share my internet connection.


2 PCs, both with new D-link NICs.

One new 5 way hub connected to the 2 PCs with regular cat5 cable.

TCP/IP installed on both machines.

My main machine is also connected to the internet via cable modem (hooked up to a Realtek NIC).

I've specified the IPs on both machines as being 192.168.254.10 and 192.168.254.11, both with a subnet of 255.255.255.0.

Main machine is named PC1, and the second machine is named PC2, they both have the same workgroup which I have set to "Home".

If anyone has any ideas it would be much appreciated, I'm getting mighty frustrated here.

Thanks in advance.

Ok I've been informed of the problem. ZoneAlarm was causing grief. However now I have the issue of setting up my second machine to access the internet through my cable modem setup on my primary machine. Home Networking Wizard on ME doesn't seem to want to let me get it working. Any suggestions pls?

You could get W2k?

Do you have ME on both computers?



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I've not used winproxy but thats probably the problem, most proxies will give this - they allow port 80, 8080 etc but anything more than this may struggle, you could look at microsofts proxy2, I believe this will work.

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That's what I've decided to do, I ordered a Netgear RT314 Cable router yesterday, should be arriving today. While I was at it I ordered a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro, and an optical Intellimouse. Funny how you normally end up buying things you never intended to originally.