Internet/LAN Access

You have a DSL modem --> Get a LinkSys DSL/Cable Broadband Router; connect it to the switch (or get rid of the switch and use the router as your switch). This will allow your dynamic ip address (external) to work on whatever your ISP is giving you for the time you connect. This will also allow you to turn off DHCP and setup static ip addresses on your internal network. The router works based on NAT (network translation address) of internal ip address --> external and the reverse.

Is your printer a "network" printer? In other words, does it have a nic inside and can you configure it to be in the same network as your internal network will be? If yes, then just set aside one ip address for the printer and connect it to the router and setup the ipaddress on the printer nic. If not, then you have two options --> 1) Use the local computer lpt post and "share" the printer, or (2) get a print server box and set it up with ip addresses for your printer.

There is a way, but make sure you secure your pc's properly, you are sharing over the internet.

Now how to do it, Go to www.dyndns.org, and sign up for a dynamic dns account (do it for both computers, you need 2 seperate email accounts to receivethe dyndns confirmation mail).
Don't forget to install the dyndns client on both computers, this tells dyndns when your ip is changed.

If you've done this you will be able to connect to the other computer via DNS (ex: computer1.dyndns.org) and share files/printers

don't forget you'll be sharing on the Internet here!

the router will let both pc's be on the internet at the same time. you have already successfully figured out how to get each pc one at at time on the internet-great! to get them both on at the same time you need a router either hardware or software.www.winproxy.com for a free software router...(alternative to buying the linksys). I think there is some capability built into XP for this but i am still learning so could be full of baloney there...
if i were try to fix this, this is what i'd do:disconnect the internet (so that in your mind it is completely out of the picture) for testing and just try to get your network working. for a network you need these additional things:
1) be able to ping each computer from the other
2) both computers to be in same workgroup
3)an account for the ME machine on the XP machine with same username and password as is used to login on the ME
4)a 'share' created on each machine (otherwise there is nothing to 'see'
5) both computers need to be on same IP 'segment' and subnet mask. don't worry about that, i suggest going into each pc and setting up static IP addresses. make the ME 192.168.1.12 and the XP 192.168.1.13. make the subnet mask on both 255.255.255.0. leave the gateway blank.
get pingworking first.
you will soon be curious about what IP addresses each pc has. to find out, on the ME click Start/Run/winipcfg. on the XP click Start/Run/type 'command' then . at the command prompt type ipconfig .
let us know what morehelp you want with this and good luck.

somethimes ME will not see anything on a network. if you have done like the sarge said and it still does not work? set the path of the printer or folder. or add the NetBEUI.

I don't believe the problem is in IP Addressing. There are Inherent problems with NETBUI based File Sharing between Windows ME and Windows XP. I even have some probleems between WIN2000 and XP pro. My suggestion it to upgraede the ME to 2000 or XP pro.
Another alternative that has worked for me is to share the resources on the ME Machine. The XP usually sees down, but for some reason, ME machines have trouble looking up to XP.

Can you configure the router/modem to use NAT and have an internal ip address, If so, manually configure it and the two pcs to be on the same subnet, then give both machines the router ip as their default gateways. They should all see each other now.

Another option is to configure the XP machine to perform internet connection sharing and for the me machine to use it as a default gateway.

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