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Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack. Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that, the setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message ...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack. Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who was next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that means?

I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just plug in and
surf, right?

Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that, the setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message ...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack. Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

Considering how many people I know using Win98 and Comcast, that sounds kind of
fishy to me....
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

wrote in message ...
Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who was next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that means?

I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just plug in and
surf, right?

Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that, the setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message ...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack. Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

Yeah but a great way to minimise the service guy's work load even if it isnt
comcast's policy

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"glee" wrote in message
...
| Considering how many people I know using Win98 and Comcast, that sounds
kind of
| fishy to me....
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
| wrote in message
...
| Hi Gary,
|
| Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who
was next
| door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that
means?
|
| I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just
plug in and
| surf, right?
|
| Fred
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|
| Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that,
the setup
| should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
|
| wrote in message
...
| Hi folks,
|
| Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.
|
| He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router
with
| 4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
| connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
| planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.
|
| His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack.
Can
| he just install a network card and then connect?
|
| Does anyone see a problem with this?
|
| Thanks, Fred
|
|
|
|

I don't know if that's right or not. Sorry.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message ...
Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who was
next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that means?

I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just plug in
and
surf, right?

Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that, the
setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message ...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack. Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

They told me that about a year ago, so it's probably policy.

Joe
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
I don't know if that's right or not. Sorry.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message
...
Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who
was
next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that
means?

I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just
plug in
and
surf, right?

Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that,
the
setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message
...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router
with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later
time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack.
Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

wrote in message ...
Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who was next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that means?

Point the Comcast guy to this page, and see what his reaction is.

http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1...tail_2205.html

If he is still "uncooperative", escalate the issue to his supervisor.

They either need to change the website or the Comcast guy's attitude.

I meant I don't know if you just plug in the cable and go or not. I'm thinking
yes, but can't say for sure. I don't know cable broadband configurations. Have a
hard enough time with DSL/Router stuff, sigh.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"jt3" wrote in message
...
They told me that about a year ago, so it's probably policy.

Joe
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
I don't know if that's right or not. Sorry.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message
...
Hi Gary,

Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who
was
next
door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that
means?

I'm telling him that once he has that network card in there, it's just
plug in
and
surf, right?

Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Yes, he will at least have to start with a network card. Beyond that,
the
setup
should be according to whatever his router instructions dictate.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

wrote in message
...
Hi folks,

Friend has a new PC with XP Home and an older Win98 PC.

He is planning to have a cable modem hooked up to a Wireless Router
with
4 ports, one port wire connected to the XP Home PC and another wire
connected to the Win98 PC - to provide internet access. He is also
planning to use a laptop via the wireless connection at a later
time.

His Win98 PC is a Compaq and he doesn't see a network (RJ45) jack.
Can
he just install a network card and then connect?

Does anyone see a problem with this?

Thanks, Fred

that might be the issue, the op was win98 not se, might be USB modem that
wont work in 98. time to haunt the bargain bin at the pc store and find a
win98se

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AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
...
|
| wrote in message
...
| Hi Gary,
|
| Just got off the phone with my friend and he said the Comcast guy (who
was next
| door) told him they don't "support" Win98. Now what do you suppose that
means?
|
| Point the Comcast guy to this page, and see what his reaction is.
|
| http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1...tail_2205.html
|
| If he is still "uncooperative", escalate the issue to his supervisor.
|
| They either need to change the website or the Comcast guy's attitude.
|
|