Re: [PCWorks] Can't get Win98SE to work on LAN broadband
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:53:56 -0600
POP3 is for email. ;-) I sent a follow-up on this issue.
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "LarryB"
The one thing I remember is that the router must be set to POP3
or
whatever, can't remember exactly Clint and the DSL modem if you
have one
is set for DHCP.
I have a setup at the shop but I'm not there right now.
LarryB
K & L Electronics
South Carolina
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com &
ComputersCustomBuilt.com wrote:
> I'm having all kinds of problems trying to get a Win98SE PC
> connected to the net via its LAN/Ethernet port, using DSL
> ***on
> a router***. Reason is I have never tried to do this before.
> When I used Win98 many years ago, it was dial-up.
>
> On my XP PC, NOTHING is required. After I reformat, and
> install the Ethernet drivers, that's IT. I don't need to add
> or change a single setting, I'm immediately on the net. Not
> so
> with Win98.
>
> I have no idea where to start for the "Network Neighborhood"
> icon. There are dozens and dozens of settings there. First,
> should the drop-down be "Windows logon", "Client for M$
> networks", or "M$ Family logon"? I've tried all 3 and I
> still
> get "The page cannot be displayed". Then whichever one it
> should be, what are all the settings for it when the
> "Properties" button is clicked? And, in "Internet Options",
> under "Connections" and "LAN settings", I've tried the box
> checked and unchecked for "Automatically detect settings".
> It's probably some combination of these countless options
> that
> I'll never find out.
>
> There are no yellow marks in the Device Manager, and the mobo
> is an nVidia nForce 3 250 chipset (and Ethernet controller).
> Thanks,
> -Clint
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