network problem: internet sharing

[Keith Antoine]

At 12:49 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:13 +1000
>Keith Antoine <kantoine at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> > The ip of the router seems to be 192.168.0.1, used for http config. I have
> > not ips for
> > downstairs computer either. Can I asume the this one would be 192.168.0.2
> > and the downstairs
> > 192.168.0.3, or is this impossible. How can i find out what is using what
> > ip's. Use ipconfig you say
> > but when i call it here a little black window flashes up and is gone in a
> > flash.
>
>If the IP of the router is 192.168.0.1, what is the netmask?  That needs to be
>the netmask for all of the machines.  Is the NetGear router doing DHCP?  If
>so, set the Linux machine and the XP machine both to use DHCP and everything
>else should be good (unless the NetGear DHCP is messed up.
>
>You have to call ipconfig from inside a command window "Start -> Run -> cmd
><enter>"

Well I got ipconfig to work thaks to Will, the numbers I got:
XP 192.168.0.2
GW 19+2.168.0.1
NM 255.255.255.0

Skippy