>I have three XP computers wired directly into a D-Link DI-524 wireless
>router.
>
>I am trying to hook up a Windows 98 machine using wireless.
>Signal strength is good to excellent.
>
>All the XP computers can see the Windows 98 computer and transfer files
>back and forth to it.
>
>On the Windows 98 machine, after about an hour, all of the XP machines will
>eventually show up in Network Neighborhood, but in name only. You can't
>access anything on the XP machines. It will not access the internet. I
>can't ping any of the XP machines. There is no firewall installed.
>
>The three XP machines all have Zone Alarm, but they are configured to allow
>the local network. Plus I've tried shutting it down altogether.
>
>I've tried two different brands of wireless USB adapters, a TP-Link and a
>Motorola. No difference.
>
>If I hook it up direct with an ethernet cable then everything works fine.
>So it's got to have something to do with the wireless part of it (I think).
>
>And since it works OK wired, I'm doubting if different operating systems
>would have anything to do with it either.
>
>What is it?