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Need help with win98 wifiI just purchased a wifi card for an older computer w/ WIN98 our kids
will use. I setup and installed the card w/o problems. Used the netgear connection wizard to setup the network info and everything looks fine there. It sees the wifi router and all but there is no internet connection. tcp/ip set to obtain ip auto., checked DHCP for WINS res., disable dns. What am I missing here? Thanks for any advice. On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, jrico wrote:
> I just purchased a wifi card for an older computer w/ WIN98 our kids I believe wifi will not work on win98. At least win98SE is required.> will use. I setup and installed the card w/o problems. Used the netgear > connection wizard to setup the network info and everything looks fine > there. It sees the wifi router and all but there is no internet > connection. tcp/ip set to obtain ip auto., checked DHCP for WINS res., > disable dns. What am I missing here? Thanks for any advice. BobC wrote:
> On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, jrico wrote: BobC> > > I believe wifi will not work on win98. At least win98SE is required. I do have WIN98 SE On 25 Sep 2006 11:01:56 -0700, jrico wrote:
> BobC wrote: Netgear's site says your WG311T requires win2000 or XP See:>> On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, jrico wrote: >> >> >> I believe wifi will not work on win98. At least win98SE is required. > > > BobC > > I do have WIN98 SE http://www.netgear.com/Products/Adapters/SuperGWirelessAdapters/WG311T.aspx?detail=System+Requirements BobC wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > On 25 Sep 2006 11:01:56 -0700, jrico wrote: Thnx BobC> > > BobC wrote: > >> On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, jrico wrote: > >> > >> > >> I believe wifi will not work on win98. At least win98SE is required. > > > > > > BobC > > > > I do have WIN98 SE > > Netgear's site says your WG311T requires win2000 or XP See: > http://www.netgear.com/Products/Adapters/SuperGWirelessAdapters/WG311T.aspx?detail=System+Requirements I didn't see that! That explains it. On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: Why did you disable DNS? Without DNS, you'll not have Internet use. WINS is a>I just purchased a wifi card for an older computer w/ WIN98 our kids >will use. I setup and installed the card w/o problems. Used the netgear >connection wizard to setup the network info and everything looks fine >there. It sees the wifi router and all but there is no internet >connection. tcp/ip set to obtain ip auto., checked DHCP for WINS res., >disable dns. What am I missing here? Thanks for any advice. server, that only resolves local names. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. Chuck wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: I was following some instructions from another website.> > Why did you disable DNS? Without DNS, you'll not have Internet use. WINS is a > server, that only resolves local names. > <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html > > -- > Cheers, > Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. > My email is AT DOT > actual address pchuck mvps org. Is there anyone that can instruct me on how to setup the tcp'ip protocols on Win98se and get this thing working? In article <fv7gh2lgorn2kck1f90mbippd8bvlbn***@4ax.com>, Chuck
<n***@example.net> wrote: >On 25 Sep 2006 09:38:13 -0700, "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Chuck. The settings that "jrico" made are OK for Windows 98.> >>I just purchased a wifi card for an older computer w/ WIN98 our kids >>will use. I setup and installed the card w/o problems. Used the netgear >>connection wizard to setup the network info and everything looks fine >>there. It sees the wifi router and all but there is no internet >>connection. tcp/ip set to obtain ip auto., checked DHCP for WINS res., >>disable dns. What am I missing here? Thanks for any advice. > >Why did you disable DNS? Without DNS, you'll not have Internet use. WINS is a >server, that only resolves local names. ><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html> >http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html They don't have the same meaning that they have in Windows XP. "Disable DNS" is equivalent to XP's "Obtain DNS server address automatically". The alternative in Windows 98 is "Enable DNS", which requires you to enter a host name and static DNS server addresses. "Use DHCP for WINS Resolution" configures a network connection to get its WINS server address from the DHCP server. In a home network, there isn't a WINS server, the DHCP server won't assign a WINS server address, and everything will be fine. The alternatives in Windows 98 are "Disable WINS Resolution", which is also OK, and "Enable WINS Resolution", which requires you to enter a static WINS server address. In article <1159202293.739471.71***@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: Have you specified the right SSID, encryption type, and encryption>I just purchased a wifi card for an older computer w/ WIN98 our kids >will use. I setup and installed the card w/o problems. Used the netgear >connection wizard to setup the network info and everything looks fine >there. It sees the wifi router and all but there is no internet >connection. tcp/ip set to obtain ip auto., checked DHCP for WINS res., >disable dns. What am I missing here? Thanks for any advice. key? Does the wireless router's list of DHCP clients show the WIN98 computer? Run "winipcfg" and see if the WiFi card is getting a valid IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server address from the wireless router's DHCP server. If it has a valid IP address, type these lines in a command prompt window (Start > run > command) to see if it can communicate with the router and the Internet. Each one should get four replies: ping <router's IP address> (example: 192.168.1.1) ping 216.239.39.100 ping www.google.com Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
> yes I have> > Have you specified the right SSID, encryption type, and encryption > key? > no it doesn't> Does the wireless router's list of DHCP clients show the WIN98 > computer? > Nope> Run "winipcfg" and see if the WiFi card is getting a valid IP address, > subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server address from the wireless > router's DHCP server. > Show quoteHide quote > If it has a valid IP address, type these lines in a command prompt > window (Start > run > command) to see if it can communicate with the > router and the Internet. Each one should get four replies: > > ping <router's IP address> (example: 192.168.1.1) > ping 216.239.39.100 > ping www.google.com In article <1159214466.046984.33***@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Show quoteHide quote "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: That's not much information for someone to help solve the problem. We> >Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote: >> >> Have you specified the right SSID, encryption type, and encryption >> key? > >yes I have >> >> Does the wireless router's list of DHCP clients show the WIN98 >> computer? > >no it doesn't >> >> Run "winipcfg" and see if the WiFi card is getting a valid IP address, >> subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server address from the wireless >> router's DHCP server. > >Nope > >> If it has a valid IP address, type these lines in a command prompt >> window (Start > run > command) to see if it can communicate with the >> router and the Internet. Each one should get four replies: >> >> ping <router's IP address> (example: 192.168.1.1) >> ping 216.239.39.100 >> ping www.google.com only know as much as you tell us. It appears that the WiFi card isn't connecting to the wireless network. I assume that there's a wireless network connection utility program. What does it show? What make and model is the WiFi card? What type of encryption does the network use? Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > In article <1159214466.046984.33***@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, Netgear Wg311t, I used netgear's setup util. to install card , program> "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote: om > > That's not much information for someone to help solve the problem. We > only know as much as you tell us. > > It appears that the WiFi card isn't connecting to the wireless > network. I assume that there's a wireless network connection utility > program. What does it show? > > What make and model is the WiFi card? What type of encryption does > the network use? ssid, wep passphrase, 64 bit encryp. I feel confident that I did all that correctly. I used this in another comp just fine til I changed to this comp. It appears to have some connection to the router as it is able to display signal strength and Mbps. I have two other comps w/ XP running wifi just fine on my network. This is my 1st Win98 to do and expected it to be just as easy. In article <1159216034.872972.188***@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Show quoteHide quote "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: I'd temporarily disable encryption in the router and see if the Win98>> It appears that the WiFi card isn't connecting to the wireless >> network. I assume that there's a wireless network connection utility >> program. What does it show? >> >> What make and model is the WiFi card? What type of encryption does >> the network use? > >Netgear Wg311t, I used netgear's setup util. to install card , program >ssid, wep passphrase, 64 bit encryp. I feel confident that I did all >that correctly. > >I used this in another comp just fine til I changed to this comp. >It appears to have some connection to the router as it is able to >display signal strength and Mbps. > >I have two other comps w/ XP running wifi just fine on my network. This >is my 1st Win98 to do and expected it to be just as easy. computer can connect to the router and access the Internet. If it can, then re-enable encryption in the router and specify the encryption settings in the Win98 utility program. If it can't, something could be wrong with the network card. Un-installing and re-installing it might help. Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > In article <1159216034.872972.188***@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, I am running a laptop with WIN98 SE succesfully. I configured manually > "jrico" <pent***@gmail.com> wrote: >>> It appears that the WiFi card isn't connecting to the wireless >>> network. I assume that there's a wireless network connection utility >>> program. What does it show? >>> >>> What make and model is the WiFi card? What type of encryption does >>> the network use? >> Netgear Wg311t, I used netgear's setup util. to install card , program >> ssid, wep passphrase, 64 bit encryp. I feel confident that I did all >> that correctly. >> >> I used this in another comp just fine til I changed to this comp. >> It appears to have some connection to the router as it is able to >> display signal strength and Mbps. >> >> I have two other comps w/ XP running wifi just fine on my network. This >> is my 1st Win98 to do and expected it to be just as easy. > > I'd temporarily disable encryption in the router and see if the Win98 > computer can connect to the router and access the Internet. If it > can, then re-enable encryption in the router and specify the > encryption settings in the Win98 utility program. If it can't, > something could be wrong with the network card. Un-installing and > re-installing it might help. with a static IP address of 192.168.1.101 , because my router is 192.168.1.1. My router is a Linksys WR45. Jroberts 
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