I'm having trouble setting up a home network using Netgear's PA101 http:// [url]http://www.netgear.com/products/pa101ds.shtml [/url]
My goal is to share the printer and Qwest DSL connection on the "main" machine with another in the house.
I have two choices when it comes to Internet connection sharing. I can use the software provided by Netgear, or I can use MS ICS. I tried both and ran into walls. The Netgear stuff cannot detect my DSL connection though it's working great. When I run the MS ICS I get a blue screen when the wizard asks for workgroup names :| I can return to Windows, but the app is closed. The blue screen cites "vserver" having barfed.
Also, it seems I cannot simply install the drivers for the device, but rather it has to run this wizard that auto sets stuff in Network properties. I also get a blue screen in the middle of this wizard. I would like to simply set up the protocals and file/ print sharing myself. The machines are nice new Dells with Windows ME installed. Even though both link lights are on, and the machines have Netbui and TCP/IP, and file sharing enabled, if I right click a drive or folder, the "sharing" menu item is not there like it should be.
My goal is to share the printer and Qwest DSL connection on the "main" machine with another in the house.
I have two choices when it comes to Internet connection sharing. I can use the software provided by Netgear, or I can use MS ICS. I tried both and ran into walls. The Netgear stuff cannot detect my DSL connection though it's working great. When I run the MS ICS I get a blue screen when the wizard asks for workgroup names :| I can return to Windows, but the app is closed. The blue screen cites "vserver" having barfed.
Also, it seems I cannot simply install the drivers for the device, but rather it has to run this wizard that auto sets stuff in Network properties. I also get a blue screen in the middle of this wizard. I would like to simply set up the protocals and file/ print sharing myself. The machines are nice new Dells with Windows ME installed. Even though both link lights are on, and the machines have Netbui and TCP/IP, and file sharing enabled, if I right click a drive or folder, the "sharing" menu item is not there like it should be.
