Networking Problems Need Help!!

[Kyle Fenton]

I might be wrong, but I don't think you can do that kind of procedure with a router.

Basically a router works by getting an initial IP address from a source, which is from a Cable/DSL/LAN connection. Then it assigns a 192.168.*.* IP address to every computer that it is connected to.

You are getting an error message because the router does not have a source. It doesn't matter if another computer is connected to the Internet the router doesn't recognize it. It will only will allow you it to share files between the two computers.

Some routers have a built-in modem, if that is the case, then use it instead.

I have seen some people have successfully used a switch, and turned on internet sharing, which the computer acts like a server, and gives out IP address. But that option is only available in XP/2000/NT. I do not believe that Windows 9x had any capabilities like that.