[67ss]

I just installed 98se on an older computer for my sister. I installed a network card and it lights up and the hub lights up too. When I click on the internet it finally comes up with page cannot be displayed. I've pinged the router and get all packets lost. I tried the winsock.dll fix too. I don't know what else to do. Tell me what to check for and I'll do it.

 

[fatboy95]

Here are a few links to look at.

http://www.jmu.edu/computing/campusnet/guides/windows/98se/index.shtml

http://au.playstation.com/ng/ics_win98_setup.jhtml

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/icsinstall.htm


Make sure you setup the computer on your network. Should be able to do that through your control panel.

 

[fatboy95]

Heres another link.

http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/win98se/intro.htm

 

[67ss]

ive checked everything on all those links and i still get the message, page cannot be displayed.

 

[Gary S]

Networking is a foreign language for 98 SE, so you will have to be patient while it learns. If you cannot ping the router by IP number, your network card isn't installed and working. You might need a different driver. This is a very common problem with certain network cards. The worst ones I've encountered are the 3Com 3c905 cards. They act like every one is hand made and needs a custom driver.
Since the hub and card light up when you plug them together, it isn't likely wiring or hardware. I'd look at finding different drivers for your card first.

 

[Buzzbomb]

......also BE SURE to install the drivers as directed by the card manufacturer. I used a $4.95 Belkin 10/100 card in my comp with w/98SE and it worked just fine. No issues whatsoever- I network it with XP and Linux.. HOWEVER, I had another brand card in there before it, and it WOULD NOT work- PERIOD. I tried installing the driver this way, that way, uninstalled the card, reinstalled in a different slot, etc. etc. It just wouldn't work. Plus there are so many CHEAP cards, I just wasn't going to keep fooling with it.

Make sure there are no IRQ conflicts- 98SE manages all that stuff differently than XP does. Actually, now that I think about it, my FIRST card that wouldn't work conflicted with my sound card. Check the device manager for any conflicts on any other IRQ's (sound card, etc.). My current NW card conflicts with the DOS emulator IRQ of my sound card, but I disabled that. Small trade off, and I'm not going to NOT have WIndows manage the PCI steering and IRQ's just to make sure that DOS sound blaster emulation works. Don't have DOS, so who really cares.