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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
I still have a ThinkPad 240, which is loaded with W98 and I prefer to carry
because this notebook is much lighter than my current ThinkPad, and still does many things. However, it is my belief that the 240 cannot take advantage of Wi-Fi environments here and there because W98 does not support that technology, even if the 240 has an Internet card in its PC card slot. Does anyone know if there is a way to download files or drivers (whatever) to make W98 able to connect to the Internet using a Wi-Fi card, or some other device, in the card slot? Thanks |
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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
"PeeDee" wrote in message
... I still have a ThinkPad 240, which is loaded with W98 and I prefer to carry because this notebook is much lighter than my current ThinkPad, and still does many things. However, it is my belief that the 240 cannot take advantage of Wi-Fi environments here and there because W98 does not support that technology, even if the 240 has an Internet card in its PC card slot. Does anyone know if there is a way to download files or drivers (whatever) to make W98 able to connect to the Internet using a Wi-Fi card, or some other device, in the card slot? WiFi Internet is available through either a laptop USB device or a card in the laptop's slot. Both are usually sold with drivers, if they require them. You may have difficulty finding devices with Win98 drivers but Win98 requires nothing further to connect by wireless. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
Thanks Don. Since posting my question, I've learned that a PC Wi-Fi card that
is accompanied by a CD-ROM with drivers for W98 will work just fine (I have an external CD-ROM player). So far, however, I've only been able to find a card that has drivers for W98SE (not W98, which is what I have), so I'm still looking and hoping to find one for W98. Cheers. "Don Phillipson" wrote: "PeeDee" wrote in message ... I still have a ThinkPad 240, which is loaded with W98 and I prefer to carry because this notebook is much lighter than my current ThinkPad, and still does many things. However, it is my belief that the 240 cannot take advantage of Wi-Fi environments here and there because W98 does not support that technology, even if the 240 has an Internet card in its PC card slot. Does anyone know if there is a way to download files or drivers (whatever) to make W98 able to connect to the Internet using a Wi-Fi card, or some other device, in the card slot? WiFi Internet is available through either a laptop USB device or a card in the laptop's slot. Both are usually sold with drivers, if they require them. You may have difficulty finding devices with Win98 drivers but Win98 requires nothing further to connect by wireless. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
=?Utf-8?B?UGVlRGVl?= wrote:
Thanks Don. Since posting my question, I've learned that a PC Wi-Fi card that is accompanied by a CD-ROM with drivers for W98 will work just fine (I have an external CD-ROM player). So far, however, I've only been able to find a card that has drivers for W98SE (not W98, which is what I have), so I'm still looking and hoping to find one for W98. Cheers. I *think* a sitecom WL-170 will work on a W98, even with WPA. You can download the driver he http://www.sitecom.com/drivers_resul...&productid=524 to see if it installs. If yes, it not expensive, I bought it for 7.95 Euro, and have it running on a W98SE laptop. I tried it on a W95OSR2 laptop, but failed. |
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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
In message , Don Phillipson
writes [] does many things. However, it is my belief that the 240 cannot take advantage of Wi-Fi environments here and there because W98 does not support that [] WiFi Internet is available through either a laptop USB device or a card in the laptop's slot. Both are usually sold with drivers, if they require them. You may have difficulty finding devices with Win98 drivers but Win98 requires nothing further to connect by wireless. I have been happily using a wireless card for some years. The OS is 98SElite - that's 98SE, but with a lot hacked out; I don't know if that makes it anything like 98FE. FWIW, the card I have is "802.11b Wireless LAN CardBus (Mini-)PCI NIC". -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL(+++)IS-P--Ch+(p)Ar+T[?]H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for thoughts on PCs. ** "Bother,"saidPoohwhenhisspacebarrefusedtowork. |
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Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity with W98
I have an old Netgear MA111 USB dongle wi fi that works fine on this old Win98 machine. It's hard finding wifi with win98 drivers, -- -Mike myspace.com/IronmanCurtis.die.spam "Ingeborg" wrote: =?Utf-8?B?UGVlRGVl?= wrote: Thanks Don. Since posting my question, I've learned that a PC Wi-Fi card that is accompanied by a CD-ROM with drivers for W98 will work just fine (I have an external CD-ROM player). So far, however, I've only been able to find a card that has drivers for W98SE (not W98, which is what I have), so I'm still looking and hoping to find one for W98. Cheers. I *think* a sitecom WL-170 will work on a W98, even with WPA. You can download the driver he http://www.sitecom.com/drivers_resul...&productid=524 to see if it installs. If yes, it not expensive, I bought it for 7.95 Euro, and have it running on a W98SE laptop. I tried it on a W95OSR2 laptop, but failed. |
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