re: Trying to set up a network between 2 computers AND the internet
Sunday, June 17, 2001 at 8:32 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Curt R
(1315 messages posted)
I'm thinking the problem may be your USB NIC. I'm not 100% sure on this because
I haven't played with any of them yet. But if you have access to another internal
NIC, give that a try and see if it doesn't work. I've done what you're trying to
do many many times with win98 with no problem's whatsoever, and again I repeat, I've
never played with USB NIC's so this leads me to think that it might be causing your
problems.
On Sat, 16 Jun, 2001 - 22:21, Mikey wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I've been having major problems over the last year
>setting up a network at home between two computers
>PLUS cable internet access from one of the computers.
>
>This is the situation...
>
>I've got 2 network cards on one computer. A 'D-Link
>Ethernet' 10/100 Mb card AND a 'EZ Connect USB Ethernet'
>
>On the other computer I've just got one network card, A
>'D-Link Ethernet card' (the same one as on my first
>computer).
>
>I want to set up a network with my D-Link cards and connect
>to the internet from my first computer using the USB
>EZ Connect Ethernet card. I've tried everything but
>nothing seems to work properly.
>
>When I just install my USB EZ Connect card I can easily
>connect to the internet. Once I install the D-Link card
>amazing things begin to happen. The internet doesn't
>work any more. Neither does the network. It appears to
>be trying to use the USB Card to connect the network and the
>D-Link card to connect to the internet (the other
>way around than it should be) and I have no idea why.
>
>As soon as I disable the D-Link card from the hardware
>profiles, the internet works again.
>
>Another funny thing happens, originally when win 98 was installed
>the Dial-up Networking Adapter installed itself. When the dial-up
>adapter exists on the computer and both network cards are turned on,
>the internet appears to work but the network still doesn't.
>
>My theory is that when the D-link is connected, it tries to use the
>USB->TCP/IP protocol to connect the network (which is why the internet
>doesn't work) but when Dial-up networking protocol is installed
>it tries to use that instead leaving the USB alone and so the internet
>works again.
>
>If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated since
>I've been banging my head against the wall literally and
>figuratively over the last few months, mostly just giving up and
>being content not to have a working network.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mikey
>
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