We're totally messed up

[Rodger & Tedi MacKendrick]

Ok I'm helping a friend setup a small home network. His first computer
running Windows 98se and is connected to the internet through a Westell 2100
DSL modem. He got his son a Windows XP home edition computer. So we hooked a
hub to the Westell, hooked both computers to the hub. We ran netsetup on the
Windows 98 machine selecting "this computer connects to the internet
directly or through a network hub. Other computers on my network also
connect to the internet directly or through a hub", which by the example
shown is suppose to happen. The Windows 98 machine connects to the internet.
Then we ran netsetup on the Windows XP machine selecting the same workgroup,
but a different name, and same setup option as the first computer. Neither
computer can see the other computer and the Windows XP computer can't
connect to the internet. So I ran ipconfig on both machines The Windows 98,
machine shows an ip address of 198.168.1.101 subnet of 255.0.0.0 and a
gateway of 192.168.1.1. the Windows Xp machine shows 192.168.1.102 subnet of
255.255.0.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1. I figured the Windows XP may have
configured itself strangely and went in a set the TCP/IP settings
manually(verses automatically) to 192.168.1.102 subnet 255.0.0.0 and the
gateway of 192.168.1.1. restarted everything. first the modem then the hub
the Windows 98 computer and last the Windows XP computer. It's still the
same, Windows 98 can connect to the internet and see itself on the network,
but can't see the Windows XP machine. The Windows XP machine can't see on
the network and can't connect to the web. So I manually set the windows 98
machine TCP/IP settings. Still didn't work in fact made it worse because the
Windows 98 machine couldn't connect to the internet now. If I change the
Windows 98 machine back to automatic it connects to the internet fine. I
don't understand what's wrong?

Thanks
Rodger

 

[Bob Willard]

Ok I'm helping a friend setup a small home network. His first computer
running Windows 98se and is connected to the internet through a Westell 2100
DSL modem. He got his son a Windows XP home edition computer. So we hooked a
hub to the Westell, hooked both computers to the hub. We ran netsetup on the
Windows 98 machine selecting "this computer connects to the internet
directly or through a network hub. Other computers on my network also
connect to the internet directly or through a hub", which by the example
shown is suppose to happen. The Windows 98 machine connects to the internet.
Then we ran netsetup on the Windows XP machine selecting the same workgroup,
but a different name, and same setup option as the first computer. Neither
computer can see the other computer and the Windows XP computer can't
connect to the internet. So I ran ipconfig on both machines The Windows 98,
machine shows an ip address of 198.168.1.101 subnet of 255.0.0.0 and a
gateway of 192.168.1.1. the Windows Xp machine shows 192.168.1.102 subnet of
255.255.0.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1. I figured the Windows XP may have
configured itself strangely and went in a set the TCP/IP settings
manually(verses automatically) to 192.168.1.102 subnet 255.0.0.0 and the
gateway of 192.168.1.1. restarted everything. first the modem then the hub
the Windows 98 computer and last the Windows XP computer. It's still the
same, Windows 98 can connect to the internet and see itself on the network,
but can't see the Windows XP machine. The Windows XP machine can't see on
the network and can't connect to the web. So I manually set the windows 98
machine TCP/IP settings. Still didn't work in fact made it worse because the
Windows 98 machine couldn't connect to the internet now. If I change the
Windows 98 machine back to automatic it connects to the internet fine. I
don't understand what's wrong?

Thanks
Rodger

For starters, see http://home.comcast.net/~bobwbsgs/homenet.txt to select
the right hardware for your home.

 

[Rodger & Tedi MacKendrick]

Bob the Westell 2100 DSL Modem is also a router. So it would be option 3 in
your diagrams.

 

[Bob Willard]

Bob the Westell 2100 DSL Modem is also a router. So it would be option 3 in
your diagrams.

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For starters, see http://home.comcast.net/~bobwbsgs/homenet.txt to select
the right hardware for your home.

For a router, run the network "Wizard" on the XP box, and tell it that
you connect to the 'net via a "residential gateway" -- not a hub;
"residential gateway" is M$-speak for a router.