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dave6x · 14-05-2011, 09:12

Just a thought.

USB support in Win2K is not brilliant, also your old lappy probably only supports USB 1.1. Does the USB adaptor require USB 2? If it does maybe it is not backwards compatible?

My very elderly Toshiba lappy dual boots Win2KPro and Xubuntu but I use a PCMCIA card for wireless internet, still works OK. Card cost me about £6 on Ebay several years ago!

14-05-2011, 09:12	#5
dave6x Inactive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Andover, Hants Services: VM BBL 3Mb> 10Mb> 20Mb> 30Mb> 50Mb> 70Mb Posts: 732	Re: Mostly good news, W2K laptop out in the cold: anyone connected W2K via ethernet? Just a thought. USB support in Win2K is not brilliant, also your old lappy probably only supports USB 1.1. Does the USB adaptor require USB 2? If it does maybe it is not backwards compatible? My very elderly Toshiba lappy dual boots Win2KPro and Xubuntu but I use a PCMCIA card for wireless internet, still works OK. Card cost me about £6 on Ebay several years ago!