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re: Connecting to router by USB
Monday, January 22, 2007 at 12:52 am
Windows 95 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Kit
(2 messages posted)
Thanks for all the advice people.
I've never poked around inside computer boxes, but I'm guessing it's not too hard
to fit an ethernet card. That should be cheap and easy solution.
Thanks again.
On Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 8:52 am, Kit wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have two fancy modern computers which connect to the internet through a broadband
>modem/router: the BT 2wire HG1800. I spent the whole afternoon at work moving things
>around to try and incorporate an old computer into the fun. The old computer has
>no ethernet port, but it does have USB. Hence I moved the router over to the old
>computer, and plugged everything in and it is all working well.
>
>However, the old computer runs windows 95 and it won't let me install the BT software
>to get things up and running - the software says it doesn't support win95. I have
>installed the driver for the USB, it is all recognised and apparently working.
However,
>despite both other computers being connected by ethernet, and everything working
>well, I cannot get the internet on this old computer running win95.
>
>I don't really think I should need the BT software to get it running, but using
the
>internet set-up wizard didn't work. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do?
>
>I tried configuring the IP address/gateway/DHCP server etc. by copying the settings
>from one of the computers that are working, but it didn't work : (
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- Connecting to router by USB (Kit: Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 8:52 am)
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