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98SE network reset : desperate case
I have a home LAN with 5 PCs through router through ADSL
modem. Everything work fine exept for one 98SE PC on which I did a clean reinstall of WIN 98SE (no Windows update possible as long as I can't get it back on network, then back online... I followed exactely all my network configuration (again, everything else work fine : XP, 95, 98SE machines all seeing each others, exept this 98se - let's call it BUTCH. BUTCH was working fine too prior to 98SE reinstall (on cleaned and reformatted C: drive) Card : 3Com509B Router : D-link DI-704P I followed everything I could find. At the best, BUTCH saw himself and the other 98SE machine - although it could not browse on the other 98se. Then, back to see himself only... I did exactely the same configuration as the other 98se machine. I tried another cable, tried another network wall plug in the house, brought it back directly in the router downstairs : there's no way apparently I can get it back on the network, nor to the web (which probably require it to work on the network first, as every PC go through the router). I removed protocols, reinstalled them. I have everything set : Client for MS Networks Network card TCP/IP configured as required IPX/SPX File and Printer Sharing for MS Networks I tried to ADD NetBEUI and removed it as it did not solve anything. I must say that the first setup I did after reinstalling had a mistake in the third section of IP adress : I had forgotten that every other PC as well as the Router had a "0", and I had a "1" so I replaced it, and YES it is now a "0" (unless you tell me the Register or something working in some esoteric field may have kept a "1" ???... Any idea ? This is a desperate case... I was thinking of starting everything from scratch or even installing Win XP (this is a PII 350, possibly too slow for it...) Thanks Robert L. |
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98SE network reset : desperate case
In article , "Robert L"
wrote: I have a home LAN with 5 PCs through router through ADSL modem. Everything work fine exept for one 98SE PC on which I did a clean reinstall of WIN 98SE (no Windows update possible as long as I can't get it back on network, then back online... I followed exactely all my network configuration (again, everything else work fine : XP, 95, 98SE machines all seeing each others, exept this 98se - let's call it BUTCH. BUTCH was working fine too prior to 98SE reinstall (on cleaned and reformatted C: drive) Card : 3Com509B Router : D-link DI-704P I followed everything I could find. At the best, BUTCH saw himself and the other 98SE machine - although it could not browse on the other 98se. Then, back to see himself only... I did exactely the same configuration as the other 98se machine. I tried another cable, tried another network wall plug in the house, brought it back directly in the router downstairs : there's no way apparently I can get it back on the network, nor to the web (which probably require it to work on the network first, as every PC go through the router). I removed protocols, reinstalled them. I have everything set : Client for MS Networks Network card TCP/IP configured as required IPX/SPX File and Printer Sharing for MS Networks I tried to ADD NetBEUI and removed it as it did not solve anything. I must say that the first setup I did after reinstalling had a mistake in the third section of IP adress : I had forgotten that every other PC as well as the Router had a "0", and I had a "1" so I replaced it, and YES it is now a "0" (unless you tell me the Register or something working in some esoteric field may have kept a "1" ???... Any idea ? This is a desperate case... I was thinking of starting everything from scratch or even installing Win XP (this is a PII 350, possibly too slow for it...) Thanks Robert L. The minimum recommended speed for Win XP 300 MHz. It shouldn't be necessary, and it might not help (e.g. if there's a hardware problem) to install XP. NetBEUI and IPX/SPX have nothing to do with Internet access. Using more than one protocol can make network browsing unreliable. For best results, use TCP/IP as the only network protocol on all computers. You must log on to enable network browsing. Click Start and look at the "Log off" entry in the menu. It should say "Log Off username". If is just says "Log Off", that's the problem. A likely fix is to open the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ Network\Real Mode Net and delete the value named "AutoLogon". Compare the TCP/IP settings to those on another computer. They should show the same values for subnet mask, default gateway, and DHCP server. Their IP addresses should be in the same subnet. Try pinging other computers by IP address and by name. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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