I am not sure of the proper place for this question, but a request for help from 
Buffalo directed me back to Windows.

I have four computers in what once was a network.  One is a notebook, running Windows 
XP home, the other three are desktops running Windows 2000.  The three W2K machines 
are wired to a new Buffalo WHG MIMO router, and the notebook can connect either by 
wireless (preferred) or wired (to work directly with the router).

My neighborhood got DSL last week, and I have had it since hour 1.  I followed the 
Buffalo procedure and now have the DSL modem connected to the router, and I can connect 
to the internet from any of these computers.

My original network set-up, before the router, using a simple switch, involved assigning 
a local IP to each computer.  Now I have it set up to let the router perform DHCP 
service.

I cannot get any machine to see any other machine.  I expect to use the default workgroup 
name WORKGROUP.  Each time I try to query computers near me, from any computer, I 
get the message that the system cannot access the workgroup.

I would appreciate suggestions about how to fix the situation, or a complete set 
of directions about how to get the router to be happy with a non-DHCP set-up.  All 
I want is my network back, along with full internet connectivity.

Thank you,
Jan

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