Internet sharing between a Mac and PC

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So, I've got a 300mhz G3 PowerMac running OS 10.3.3 in my room and I've got a P4 3.2ghz running Windows XP Pro here in this room. I've got a hub and plenty of ethernet cable. I've plugged the cable modem into the hub, then my XP machine and the Mac into the hub. The PC can get online, but the Mac can't. Can anyone help me get the Mac online?
 
A hub as in a Router? Because if it is a switch, it won't work. Switches don't directly split an in-bound connection, they need a Router to relay specific IP's to them. So, basically I'm saying you need a router, not a switch.
 
Ah. In that case, do you know where I can get the files to set up my Linksys wireless B router? I seemed to have lost my setup disk.
 
Well, belated but still informal. The Linksys Driver's are @ their homesite, but you really don't need them to get the wireless working, only if you've got a wireless card that needs installing, do you really need drivers.
 
I checked the Linksys site, but the drivers are not posted for my model router. I had to use their "NetSet" program to install my router.
 
Have you managed to get the two computers to share files across the network? That's always useful, and (even though I've done it before) I think I remember the mac/pc issue to be ever-so-slightly tricky.
 

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