ok, i have:
two pcs, (one windows 2000 pro, one xp pro sp1), a usb broadband modem, a usb to ethernet adapter, a linksys broadband router, two ethernet patch cables.
I want to share the broadband connection, and have tried:
Connecting both pcs to the router with the patch cables, which created a lan, which i could play games over, however, i could not get the internet connection to be shared, as the modem did not seem to have power, probably because i connected it through the usb to ethernet adapter. I then tried to connect the two computers directly with one of the patch cables, through each pcs ethernet port, and then plugged in the usb modem to the win 2000 pc. that pc has internet, but the win xp one does not.
PLEASE HELP- from scratch, how should i share my broadband? Thanks for your time.
two pcs, (one windows 2000 pro, one xp pro sp1), a usb broadband modem, a usb to ethernet adapter, a linksys broadband router, two ethernet patch cables.
I want to share the broadband connection, and have tried:
Connecting both pcs to the router with the patch cables, which created a lan, which i could play games over, however, i could not get the internet connection to be shared, as the modem did not seem to have power, probably because i connected it through the usb to ethernet adapter. I then tried to connect the two computers directly with one of the patch cables, through each pcs ethernet port, and then plugged in the usb modem to the win 2000 pc. that pc has internet, but the win xp one does not.
PLEASE HELP- from scratch, how should i share my broadband? Thanks for your time.