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Old June 12th 08, 02:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
L.S.[_2_]
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Default wireless connection??

Appears to be working.
I ran winipcfg on the 98se system and it "finally" renewed wireless with an
ip of 192.168.0.101
Will need to check 5 other system for conflict when other folks get in
office.

Strange thing is when I opened winipcfg it showed the built-in SIS card but
for the wireless instead of showing Linksys wireless it's showing a Realtek
RTL8180 Wireless Lan?

The SisNIC card is showing an IP address of 169.254.34.103, Subnet Mask is
shown as 255.255.0.0 and the DHCP Server is 255.255.255.255 and nothing in
Default Gateway(not connected).
All other systems/cards are showing 192.168.0.xxx, Subnet= 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=192.168.0.1 and DHCP Server=192.168.0.1.

Could the SIS card be causing a conflict?
I want to be able to use hardwire SIS card if I'm somewhere where there
isn't wireless..
Do I need to unplug wireless, connect hardwire and run Winipcfg to correct?

Also,
I have 3 enteries under Device Manager;
1. IrDA v3.0 Fast Ifrared Port ((The IR does not show up in Winipcfg))
2. SIS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
3. Wireless-B Notebook Adapter
All 3 show up in CP-Network with TCP/IP's.

Any suggestion on what to do with these, if anything?

L.

"James Egan" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:03:26 -0500, "L.S."
wrote:

When I manually change the ip address on the 98se system,
CP-Network-TCP/IPWirelessB-Properties-IPAddress tab, change from
192.168.0.106 (both machines) to 192.168.0.107 then I cannot connect to
net.



If you change ip addresses like this you also need to enable dns in
the tcp/ip properties and enter an address for a nameserver. This can
be either your router's ip address or the ip address of your isp's
nameserver.

Incidentally, using 107 is likely to cause a similar conflict later to
what you are experiencing now. Try 249 instead.



Jim.



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Old June 12th 08, 06:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Default wireless connection??


On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:47:16 -0500, "L.S."
wrote:

The SisNIC card is showing an IP address of 169.254.34.103, Subnet Mask is
shown as 255.255.0.0 and the DHCP Server is 255.255.255.255 and nothing in
Default Gateway(not connected).
All other systems/cards are showing 192.168.0.xxx, Subnet= 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=192.168.0.1 and DHCP Server=192.168.0.1.


That's the expected behaviour if the cable is disconnected.


Could the SIS card be causing a conflict?
I want to be able to use hardwire SIS card if I'm somewhere where there
isn't wireless..
Do I need to unplug wireless, connect hardwire and run Winipcfg to correct?


It's not a conflict as such, more that the computer is expecting the
same scenario when it starts up as the last time it closed down so if
you're switching between wired and wireless use it might not work
correctly straight away. As you found out, it eventually got its ip
from the wireless router and started operating correctly.

However, it's no good leaving it like that. What you need to do is to
configure hardware profiles. Here's a couple of links about it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236963
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...subsectionid=0

In one hardware profile enable the wireless adaptor and disable the
wired. In the other, enable the wired and disable the wireless. Then
when you boot up the machine you will get an extra menu before going
into windows asking whether you want the wired profile or the wireless
profile.


Jim.

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Old June 12th 08, 06:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Default wireless connection??


On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:47:16 -0500, "L.S."
wrote:

The SisNIC card is showing an IP address of 169.254.34.103, Subnet Mask is
shown as 255.255.0.0 and the DHCP Server is 255.255.255.255 and nothing in
Default Gateway(not connected).
All other systems/cards are showing 192.168.0.xxx, Subnet= 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=192.168.0.1 and DHCP Server=192.168.0.1.


That's the expected behaviour if the cable is disconnected.


Could the SIS card be causing a conflict?
I want to be able to use hardwire SIS card if I'm somewhere where there
isn't wireless..
Do I need to unplug wireless, connect hardwire and run Winipcfg to correct?


It's not a conflict as such, more that the computer is expecting the
same scenario when it starts up as the last time it closed down so if
you're switching between wired and wireless use it might not work
correctly straight away. As you found out, it eventually got its ip
from the wireless router and started operating correctly.

However, it's no good leaving it like that. What you need to do is to
configure hardware profiles. Here's a couple of links about it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236963
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...subsectionid=0

In one hardware profile enable the wireless adaptor and disable the
wired. In the other, enable the wired and disable the wireless. Then
when you boot up the machine you will get an extra menu before going
into windows asking whether you want the wired profile or the wireless
profile.


Jim.

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Old June 12th 08, 06:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
L.S.[_2_]
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Default wireless connection??

Thanks. Will look these links over and set it up.


"James Egan" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:47:16 -0500, "L.S."
wrote:

The SisNIC card is showing an IP address of 169.254.34.103, Subnet Mask is
shown as 255.255.0.0 and the DHCP Server is 255.255.255.255 and nothing in
Default Gateway(not connected).
All other systems/cards are showing 192.168.0.xxx, Subnet= 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=192.168.0.1 and DHCP Server=192.168.0.1.


That's the expected behaviour if the cable is disconnected.


Could the SIS card be causing a conflict?
I want to be able to use hardwire SIS card if I'm somewhere where there
isn't wireless..
Do I need to unplug wireless, connect hardwire and run Winipcfg to
correct?


It's not a conflict as such, more that the computer is expecting the
same scenario when it starts up as the last time it closed down so if
you're switching between wired and wireless use it might not work
correctly straight away. As you found out, it eventually got its ip
from the wireless router and started operating correctly.

However, it's no good leaving it like that. What you need to do is to
configure hardware profiles. Here's a couple of links about it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236963
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...subsectionid=0

In one hardware profile enable the wireless adaptor and disable the
wired. In the other, enable the wired and disable the wireless. Then
when you boot up the machine you will get an extra menu before going
into windows asking whether you want the wired profile or the wireless
profile.


Jim.



  #15  
Old June 12th 08, 06:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
L.S.[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 44
Default wireless connection??

Thanks. Will look these links over and set it up.


"James Egan" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:47:16 -0500, "L.S."
wrote:

The SisNIC card is showing an IP address of 169.254.34.103, Subnet Mask is
shown as 255.255.0.0 and the DHCP Server is 255.255.255.255 and nothing in
Default Gateway(not connected).
All other systems/cards are showing 192.168.0.xxx, Subnet= 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=192.168.0.1 and DHCP Server=192.168.0.1.


That's the expected behaviour if the cable is disconnected.


Could the SIS card be causing a conflict?
I want to be able to use hardwire SIS card if I'm somewhere where there
isn't wireless..
Do I need to unplug wireless, connect hardwire and run Winipcfg to
correct?


It's not a conflict as such, more that the computer is expecting the
same scenario when it starts up as the last time it closed down so if
you're switching between wired and wireless use it might not work
correctly straight away. As you found out, it eventually got its ip
from the wireless router and started operating correctly.

However, it's no good leaving it like that. What you need to do is to
configure hardware profiles. Here's a couple of links about it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236963
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials...subsectionid=0

In one hardware profile enable the wireless adaptor and disable the
wired. In the other, enable the wired and disable the wireless. Then
when you boot up the machine you will get an extra menu before going
into windows asking whether you want the wired profile or the wireless
profile.


Jim.



 




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