setting up a network so other computer can access Internet?

Question

I bought a hub today wanting to get access to my other 2 older computers. My main has win xp my older ones have Win 98. I hooked the hub up and all cables where they need to go and the older computers wont connect. How do I set this up So the other computers have net access?? I have cable internet

I tried to install the cable modem driviers and it said my CPU and Ram were to low... Does this mean I wont be able to get access?

Answer 1

A hub is used to connect computer to computer not computer to computer to internet! To use the internet on multiple computers you need a ROUTER!

A router allows both computer to internet and computer to computer traffic... thus it routes traffic for you. With a hub you wont be able to run multiple computers on the internet only connect them locally. If you really insist on using a hub to do this, you will need two network cards in the machine that connects to the internet. You can then enable Internet connection sharing on it and hook the hub to the second Network card to which you can connect your other machines. This makes your connected computer a ROUTER.

Take the "HUB" back and get a "ROUTER" it will share your internet connection with out all the headaches.

Answer 2

Assuming you got a cable modem. Well, you don't really need to network computers to access internet. Just install the hub's drivers on to each computer. So this is how it goes:

Internet -> Hub -> each computer connected to hub.

nothing to it!

Answer 3

plug the dsl into the router and the wall. plug your workstation into the on the spot router. goto the setup website on your router, and set up the on the spot, the sn and password on your dsl connection, then shop and unplug your workstation. walk around, on the information superhighway!