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  #11  
Old February 3rd 07, 11:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Gary S. Terhune
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A PCMCIA card is a way to plug in any number of items to a laptop. It's like
a PCI slot in a desktop machine. What you probably want is a PCMCIA Ethernet
adapter that you can plug into that slot, and a cable to connect it to the
router. Here are some examples http://tinyurl.com/2lpsbp

If your router was wireless, then I would recommend a PCMCIA wireless
adapter instead of a PCMCIA Ethernet (hardwired LAN) adapter.
http://tinyurl.com/2jxmbq However, this would also require that you purchase
a wireless gateway to connect to the router. Not cheap, unless you can
convince your cable company to upgrade you to some sort of combination
modem/router/wireless for not too much. http://tinyurl.com/3dsq28

Note that there are also PCMCIA USB cards available. For network connection,
I'd much prefer the LAN or wireless option, since USB cables are much more
expensive. Your router would also require a USB output, which many do, or I
*think* there's a way to do "Direct Cable Connection" to the desktop using
USB, but it's by far the more limited option.

Considering what you say you have now, a PCMCIA Ethernet adapter and a
decent length of Ethernet cable is by far the cheapest solution, and it
happens to also be the easiest to set up. Wireless would be the most
convenient solution, since it allows the laptop to go anywhere in the house
or yard. It's also the most expensive, by far. USB is probably the least
convenient and the hardest to set up, but if you were to replace your router
with one that had USB output, the PCMCIA card could then double for any
number of other USB purposes. Considering how relatively inexpensive PCMCIA
cards are, I'd suggest just getting one if you need it, and leaving it out
of the networking equation.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb

"Ron Badour" wrote:

The easy way to transfer games is to use a memory stick providing your
laptop has a USB port.

--
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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
very sorry it has taken so long to reply...what I would like to do is
hook
the 2 computers together and try and get the laptop online. what does
it
have?? its got a PMCIA card and thats it, its set up for dialup and I
have
cable. it doesnt have a
cd rom. I would like to get a few games on it that are already on my
desktop, like gamehouse,solitaire,etc....I guess transferr them would
be a
better term. and about getting it online, I guess I just wanted to know
if
you can do that sort of thing...so thats not at the top of the list for
me...I dont know if I know what to do or what to hook together with
what
cords..serial port,com port...I am just a bit befuddled.
so I hope this answered all the things you asked,
(and I had left out in the begining!! sorry)
I hope to hear from someone soon, but its not an
emergency...whenever
you guys have the time!! thanks again!! breezyyb~~pennie



  #12  
Old February 4th 07, 12:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Jeff Richards
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What does the label on the PCMCIA card say? It could be a modem, an
Ethernet card, memory or a number of other things.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb



  #13  
Old February 4th 07, 03:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
breezyyb
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hi again...
the card that was in the laptop is a "data/fax modem...PCMCIA from
IBM"...there is nothing but the card...nothing attched to it. so I went out
and got this "D-Link 10/100 fast ethernet notebook adapter"...and guess what?
I cant install the thing because I dont have a cd-rom inthe laptop...I think
I am about to give up here!! I seem to be getting beat all the way around!
If you have no more ideas that all right...I did put the card into the
laptop, and it fits nicly but there it sits and nothing happened when its
hooked up to the internet....the laptop doesnt even seem to recognize it the
card, but I was hoping something good would happen!! I have hit a dead end
huh?
thanks for all your help!!! pennie
"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What does the label on the PCMCIA card say? It could be a modem, an
Ethernet card, memory or a number of other things.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb




  #14  
Old February 4th 07, 06:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Gary S. Terhune
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Haven't even come *close* to a dead end, yet.

The drivers required by a PCMCIA network adapter should fit on a floppy. The
laptop has a floppy drive, doesn't it?

Alternatively, the laptop now has a modem, which means you can make a
dial-up connection to the internet, which means you can download the drivers
package from D-Link if they won't fit onto a floppy, or perhaps you can do
it using two floppies. Certainly shouldn't require more than that.

What model is your D-Link card? Who do you get your internet service from?
With those two answers, especially the first one, I can almost certainly
come up with a way for you to install your D-Link card.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again...
the card that was in the laptop is a "data/fax modem...PCMCIA from
IBM"...there is nothing but the card...nothing attched to it. so I went
out
and got this "D-Link 10/100 fast ethernet notebook adapter"...and guess
what?
I cant install the thing because I dont have a cd-rom inthe laptop...I
think
I am about to give up here!! I seem to be getting beat all the way around!
If you have no more ideas that all right...I did put the card into the
laptop, and it fits nicly but there it sits and nothing happened when its
hooked up to the internet....the laptop doesnt even seem to recognize it
the
card, but I was hoping something good would happen!! I have hit a dead end
huh?
thanks for all your help!!! pennie
"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What does the label on the PCMCIA card say? It could be a modem, an
Ethernet card, memory or a number of other things.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of
wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune
described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb






  #15  
Old February 5th 07, 04:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
breezyyb
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ok...we're not dead yet...the model # of the D-Link is DFE-690TXD. and I have
my service from our cable company, mediacom. we have NO dial up here in the
house...we dont even have a house phone!!
hope that will help you to help me...THANKS!!! pennie

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Haven't even come *close* to a dead end, yet.

The drivers required by a PCMCIA network adapter should fit on a floppy. The
laptop has a floppy drive, doesn't it?

Alternatively, the laptop now has a modem, which means you can make a
dial-up connection to the internet, which means you can download the drivers
package from D-Link if they won't fit onto a floppy, or perhaps you can do
it using two floppies. Certainly shouldn't require more than that.

What model is your D-Link card? Who do you get your internet service from?
With those two answers, especially the first one, I can almost certainly
come up with a way for you to install your D-Link card.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again...
the card that was in the laptop is a "data/fax modem...PCMCIA from
IBM"...there is nothing but the card...nothing attched to it. so I went
out
and got this "D-Link 10/100 fast ethernet notebook adapter"...and guess
what?
I cant install the thing because I dont have a cd-rom inthe laptop...I
think
I am about to give up here!! I seem to be getting beat all the way around!
If you have no more ideas that all right...I did put the card into the
laptop, and it fits nicly but there it sits and nothing happened when its
hooked up to the internet....the laptop doesnt even seem to recognize it
the
card, but I was hoping something good would happen!! I have hit a dead end
huh?
thanks for all your help!!! pennie
"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What does the label on the PCMCIA card say? It could be a modem, an
Ethernet card, memory or a number of other things.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of
wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune
described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb






  #16  
Old February 5th 07, 11:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Gary S. Terhune
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OK, using your XP machine go he
http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...690TXD#drivers

(If that doesn't work in your email client, click he
http://tinyurl.com/27fxbd)

In the box that says "Drivers", click on the "98" icon. That should open a
small window that describes the driver download. Click on "Download". That
will start a download. Save it to your Desktop, or better yet, you should
create a folder on C:\ called "Downloads", another folder inside that one
called "98 Laptop", another inside that called "D-Link", and save the
download to that folder. I save all drivers and other downloads to a
Downloads folder, using a well structured set of folders. Makes them easy to
find later.

Copy that downloaded EXE to a floppy to transfer to your laptop. It's only
84 KB. Copy the file from the floppy drive to another new set of folders
resembling the one above. Double-click it, and when prompted where to save
the files, click Browse and browse to the folder where you saved the EXE
file. DO NOT save to the TEMP folder as prompted.

Shut down the system, insert the card, then restart. Windows should detect
the new hardware during startup and prompt you to install it. Click Next,
choose "Search for best driver...", then Next. On the next dialogue, uncheck
everything except "Specify location", then use the Browse to browse to the
location where you unpacked the files earlier, going one step further and
clicking on the WIN98 folder that is now there. If there aren't any driver
installation files in the folder, it won't let you click OK. Then click on
through to finish the process.

You will also need to have your original Windows 98 installation files
available, but I'm betting they're already on your system, and Windows will
automatically locate them.

You'll have to restart your system for everything to work. Make sure to
connect the cable to the router, also. If you can't then connect to the
internet, use the StartRun box to run WINIPCFG. Click Release All, then
Renew All. Try the internet again. If you still have no luck, go to Network
applet in Control Panel and tell us what's listed there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP -- Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
ok...we're not dead yet...the model # of the D-Link is DFE-690TXD. and I

have
my service from our cable company, mediacom. we have NO dial up here in

the
house...we dont even have a house phone!!
hope that will help you to help me...THANKS!!! pennie

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Haven't even come *close* to a dead end, yet.

The drivers required by a PCMCIA network adapter should fit on a floppy.

The
laptop has a floppy drive, doesn't it?

Alternatively, the laptop now has a modem, which means you can make a
dial-up connection to the internet, which means you can download the

drivers
package from D-Link if they won't fit onto a floppy, or perhaps you can

do
it using two floppies. Certainly shouldn't require more than that.

What model is your D-Link card? Who do you get your internet service

from?
With those two answers, especially the first one, I can almost certainly
come up with a way for you to install your D-Link card.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again...
the card that was in the laptop is a "data/fax modem...PCMCIA from
IBM"...there is nothing but the card...nothing attched to it. so I

went
out
and got this "D-Link 10/100 fast ethernet notebook adapter"...and

guess
what?
I cant install the thing because I dont have a cd-rom inthe laptop...I
think
I am about to give up here!! I seem to be getting beat all the way

around!
If you have no more ideas that all right...I did put the card into

the
laptop, and it fits nicly but there it sits and nothing happened when

its
hooked up to the internet....the laptop doesnt even seem to recognize

it
the
card, but I was hoping something good would happen!! I have hit a dead

end
huh?
thanks for all your help!!! pennie
"Jeff Richards" wrote:

What does the label on the PCMCIA card say? It could be a modem, an
Ethernet card, memory or a number of other things.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
hi again..ok, upon looking at the laptop, it has no USB
port...(GASP!)...all
it has is the PMCIA card which I assume should have some sort of
wire/cord
attached. my desktop has the modem and router that Mr. Terhune
described.
we
are hooked up to
with our cable company...
I do really apologize for not giving all this info to start

with...I
thought it would just be a matter of hooking up a serial port cable

and
off I
would go!! wow!
but thanks again for taking the time...breezyyb








 




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