as a router, it supposed to have several rj45/ethernet port.
i have laptop running windows xp pro and a desktop with windows98 that i would like to network together. ive tried with no success. the laptop is wireless and i use a linksys router. the desktop ,however, is connected through the modem via USB due to the fact it does not have ethernet. on both when i go to the network they just have themselves on there and not the other. another problem is i can ping from my laptop to my desktop but i cant the other way around.
can anyone tell me how i could network these together?

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