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Old June 28th 07, 03:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Wendy
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Default Wireless networking

Am trying to set up a friend's older laptop with wireless networking. It
came with 2000 installed but someone at Circuit City talked her into buying
XP upgrade and also a Netgear kit with router and adapter card. The upgrade
did not work properly because of older hardware; she did not need the kit
because her ISP DSL already provided a Westell 327W router which does the
wireless routing. I formatted the drive and installed W98SE (not having
anything else to offer). Also installed Linksys sw to try to use a WirelessG
adapter just to see if can get it all working.

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'. Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak in the
Networking function, Control Panel?

Advice??



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Old June 28th 07, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Default Wireless networking


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'. Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.

  #3  
Old June 28th 07, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Posts: 339
Default Wireless networking


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'. Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.

  #4  
Old June 28th 07, 10:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Wendy
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Posts: 17
Default Wireless networking

I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.

Thanks for your help

"James Egan" wrote:


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'. Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.


  #5  
Old June 28th 07, 10:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Wendy
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Posts: 17
Default Wireless networking

I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.

Thanks for your help

"James Egan" wrote:


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'. Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.


  #6  
Old June 29th 07, 02:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Goldlexus
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Default Wireless networking

If the laptop has a ethernet network card check the properties to make sure
there isn't any IP information in there. I struggled with my sons win98
desktop getting it to connect to the internet ( also connecting via wireless
and the adapter found the Access Point with no problem) anyway in
frustration I checked the ethernet and found it had some IP info. and
clicked on obtain IP automatically to clear the IP settings and voila I had
internet. For some reason IE was trying to use the Ethernet card to connect.
I don't know why anything was in the Network cards configuration but there
was and that was my problem. Just a thought.
"Wendy" wrote in message
...
I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which
is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption
nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back
through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.

Thanks for your help

"James Egan" wrote:


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'.
Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak
in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.



  #7  
Old June 29th 07, 02:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Goldlexus
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Posts: 4
Default Wireless networking

If the laptop has a ethernet network card check the properties to make sure
there isn't any IP information in there. I struggled with my sons win98
desktop getting it to connect to the internet ( also connecting via wireless
and the adapter found the Access Point with no problem) anyway in
frustration I checked the ethernet and found it had some IP info. and
clicked on obtain IP automatically to clear the IP settings and voila I had
internet. For some reason IE was trying to use the Ethernet card to connect.
I don't know why anything was in the Network cards configuration but there
was and that was my problem. Just a thought.
"Wendy" wrote in message
...
I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which
is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption
nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back
through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.

Thanks for your help

"James Egan" wrote:


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:42:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm getting a 'connected to access point' but 'not finding internet'.
Will
this solution work? Are there W98SE specific settings I need to tweak
in the
Networking function, Control Panel?


Win98 doesn't have the built in wireless support that xp has. You must
install third party software from the manufacturer of whichever
network card you are using.

Start off by disabling encryption and mac filtering on the router
until your connection is working properly and then encrypt the
connection using the strongest available to the win98. Sadly, that is
likely to be wep only but will depend on your card manufacturer.

After the wireless is working, the network settings you make on the
computer will be the same as if it is wired.


Jim.



  #8  
Old June 29th 07, 07:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Posts: 339
Default Wireless networking


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:46:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.


If you have connected the wireless bit okay (ie. same wep passphrase
on the router and laptop, and the router is configured to allow
connections from the mac address of the laptop) then you should be
able to ping the ip address of the router from the laptop. Does that
work? If so, the problem isn't with the wireless settings.

What does the routing table of the laptop say? That might shed some
light.
ie from a command prompt type "route print c:\temp.txt" and post the
contents of temp.txt here.

Like the other poster said, if there is another network card on this
machine, that could cause problems and it needs to be disabled.


Jim.

  #9  
Old June 29th 07, 07:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 339
Default Wireless networking


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:46:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.


If you have connected the wireless bit okay (ie. same wep passphrase
on the router and laptop, and the router is configured to allow
connections from the mac address of the laptop) then you should be
able to ping the ip address of the router from the laptop. Does that
work? If so, the problem isn't with the wireless settings.

What does the routing table of the laptop say? That might shed some
light.
ie from a command prompt type "route print c:\temp.txt" and post the
contents of temp.txt here.

Like the other poster said, if there is another network card on this
machine, that could cause problems and it needs to be disabled.


Jim.

  #10  
Old June 29th 07, 01:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
Wendy
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Posts: 17
Default Wireless networking

Am away for the weekend and don't have this laptop with me. It's a newly
formatted, older Compaq, and does not have any PCMCIA cards in it. However,
I'll take a look at the table you suggested to see if there is something
there somehow. This hookup with my Linksys adapter is the first attempt to
get it onto wireless internet.

"James Egan" wrote:


On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:46:02 -0700, Wendy
wrote:

I'm using the sw which came with Linksys G adapter... not anything which is
part of W98SE. And I set it for WEP. Never was asked about encryption nor
MAC filters, so I don't think those are in place. I have gone back through
the profile for wireless on that laptop via the Linksys sw and can't see
anything "odd", but I'm not a network guru, either. Anything else I can
look at? I use this same adapter with my own laptop, but it runs XP
Home........... so that's different.


If you have connected the wireless bit okay (ie. same wep passphrase
on the router and laptop, and the router is configured to allow
connections from the mac address of the laptop) then you should be
able to ping the ip address of the router from the laptop. Does that
work? If so, the problem isn't with the wireless settings.

What does the routing table of the laptop say? That might shed some
light.
ie from a command prompt type "route print c:\temp.txt" and post the
contents of temp.txt here.

Like the other poster said, if there is another network card on this
machine, that could cause problems and it needs to be disabled.


Jim.


 




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