Wanting to connect two computers useing one modem

[ImJustToney]

I have a cable modem that. on the back, have two ports. One port is a usb and the other, ethernet. My computer is connected by the usb and i want to connect my other to the ethernet. Can i do this without buying any routers or anything. I just want to hook the ethernet in the ethernet port and connect with the modem. While also being connected useing the usb.

[Dj-Icer]

Peer to Peer! On a network or for the internet purpose?

[ImJustToney]

I just want to have the internet on both computers. One of the computers have an ethernet 10/100 network card. I want to run an ethernet cord from the modem to that card but still have my usb connection on this comp.

[ImJustToney]

btw this comp. is windows ME and the other is 98SE

[ImJustToney]

I have tried everything i could think of and nothing worked.

[Agent_Embryo]

You need to install ICS on the computer with the modem. Check out the page below:

http://www.homenethelp.com/ics/ics-install-net98.asp

They talk about using two NICs though, but it should work with the USB modem too. Then just use a twisted network cable between your computers and set up the network.

[Agent_Embryo]

Oh, and you can't connect both computers to the modem using both an ethernet connection and an USB one. Impossible.

[Dj-Icer]

Yea, after you have done all that, you have to setup a network and lucky you installed in Windows XP; a machine that does everything automatically for you

[Agent_Embryo]

That made no sense DJ-Icer.

[ImJustToney]

I was wondering if i could just use both of the ports in the modem, the usb is connected to the one i have now. I want the ethernet in the one with 98 SE. the ethernet card i have is a 10/100 network card.