Gentoo Installation Questions and Problems

[Yamaneko]

1. My internet is slow, very slow. Both my old and new computers are networked through a hub (LinkSys DSL/Cable Hub. It has a built-in firewall.) See the attachment for more details. Even when the other computer is not on, the one I'm using to view pages online is very slow. Should it not be that if I use both computers to download stuff at the same time it should obviously slow down, but why is it slow even when I'm only using one?

2. I want to share files and printers between the two computers (both are running XP Pro btw). I gave access to my Program Files directory on the new computer to everyone (just to test things out). I go to My Network Places on the old computer > Workgroup > "New Computer" > and Program Files appears just fine there. I'm able to access and copy files too.

Now accessing folders and files from the new computer to the old computer is another story. I get all the way up to Workgroup and the name of the old computer, double-click and I get a permission error. "You do not have permission to access this computer, please check with your network admin to attain permission." I gave permission to everyone on the folder and on the drive, but still no luck.

Help?