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Hello,

-- I have a DSL modem connected to a 1-8 Hub.
-- This Hub is connected to 2 things:
- a PC with XP Pro and
- a (WesternDigital NetCenter) Network Drive (N/w Drive)

Situation:
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My PC has good internet access.
But I cannot "see" the Network Drive. (??)

My N/w Drive has a Unique IP addr: 192.168.0.19.
(I cannot change this IP addr till I see it on the LAN)
I have successfully pinged that IP address. So, there is a physical connection.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 192.168.0.19

Pinging 192.168.0.19 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.19: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 192.168.0.19: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 192.168.0.19: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 192.168.0.19: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.19:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

My Network Connections confuses me. It shows:
- Local Area Connection
- 1394 Connection
- Local Area Connection 2 (This is checked with Red)

I also did this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 69.236.116.182
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.236.116.181

My Questions:
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1. What are all these Local Area Connections?
2. Why do I have 2 of them?
3. I will be adding a Win 98 PC to the Hub. How do I get it to do File Sharing, Print Sharing and get it connected to Internet.
4. Is it wrong to use a DSLmodem <-> Hub <-> PC, PC architecture?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. Raj

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