I have 2 computers here hooked upto a Netgear 4 Port hub, and where still not able to do file sharing or get internet access on both computers at the same time. How do you setup a network, ive tried the (set up home/office networking) in windows but still Nothing!!!! Please Help

Are you using dial-up or broadband? Are both computers XP? If you have broadband and your trying to connect it to a hub its not going to work. You will need a router with a WAN port. If your using dial-up then you will need to set up ICS or a proxy to share the net on both computers. Here are a few things to check when your trying to network. Both computers have different names. File and Print sharing on both computers. Both computers in the same workgroup. Make sure both computers have different IP addresses. Both computers in the same subnet. Folder(s) is shared on both with no restrictions or have the correct permissions set. Firewall software is turned OFF on both machines OR configure to "trust" the local subnet of the lan. Of course turn the firewall back on once you get the network setup. Make sure you can ping both computers. Go to Explore and click on Tools \ Folder Options \ View tab and at the bottom put a check in "Use simple file sharing" Each user that you log in as and both computers put that user in the others computers User Accounts and give the correct permission levels. If its just you using the network just give them Admin rights.

You will not be able to share the Internet using just a hub. You need to designate one of the computers as an Internet gateway and set up Internet connection Sharing on that. The Internet modem plugs directly into that machine, not the hub. If the modem has an Ethernet output then you will need two Ethernet cards in that computer, one for the Internet and one for the network. If it is a USB modem then just plug it into one of the USB ports. Set the other computer up to get IP address automatically and it should get the necessary information from the gateway machine. The simplest solution is to buy a router and plug that into the hub. Most routers these days come with built in switches, so you can do away with the hub. If the modem us a USB modem then you will need to buy a router with built in modem. Very few routers have the facility to plug in a USB modem and those that do are expensive. Stuart