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Old January 16th 09, 09:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
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Default Winipcfg only finds one adapter

I have a simple peer to peer network consisting of three PC connected by
a switch. All PC's have a dialup modem and are connected to the phone
line (no ICS).

On the problem PC: Winipcfg only finds one adapter. It will either find
the dialup adapter or it will find the onboard NIC depending on which
one I install first (software not hardware). Ping fails to find any of
the three PC's in my network. Ping can find internet addresses when I'm
connected to my ISP.

In Windows 98 I have removed and reinstalled all of the protocols,
services, adapters and Dialup Networking several times in different ways
but I still can't get winipcfg to see more than one adapter at a time.
If I install the dial up adapter first then it is visible in winipcfg.
If I install the onboard NIC first then it will be visible in winipcfg.

Related issues on problem PC: If I install the dial up adapter first
then I can connect to my ISP. If I install my onboard NIC first then I
can't connect to my ISP. When I am unable to connect to my ISP the modem
will dial and try to connect to the ISP and then report that my username
or password are invalid (I know my UN and PW are correct). Regardless of
which adapter I install first my peer to peer network still works fine.

I am certain that this is a software problem. I note that when I
reinstall Dialup Networking (aka Network Neighborhood) some settings are
still intact such as shares, PC name, network name, file sharing,
printer sharing and even IP addresses. This makes me think that even
though I have completely uninstalled networking there is still something
which is not being deleted that should be and this is what's causing the
problem I see with winipcfg (and possibly ping).

IIRC this problem started last February when I built this PC. The first
MOBO had a bad onboard NIC. Before I discovered this problem I had tried
to install my MOBO ethernet drivers several times with no success. After
replacing the MOBO I was able to install and configure the PC with no
problems (I thought).

At this point the only solution I could imagine is to reinstall Windows.
My network is fine and I can connect to my ISP so I would rather not
reinstall Windows unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm hoping someone
can suggest something I may have missed. Thanks for your help.

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Mark
 




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