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peaksoft · 16-09-2005, 13:46

A couple of weeks ago, I switched from dial-up to 1Mb broadband. We have two computers in the house, and we used to get along OK with just plugging/unplugging each one's modem from a trailing phone lead. However, come the day of actualling hoping to be on line at the same time...

I fitted a PCI ethernet card in my XP PC and connected this by cable to a Belkin wireless router, which is connected by cable to my 250 cable modem.

The other computer (in the next room) is running Win 98 and I fitted it with a PCI Belkin wireless card.

The XP PC works fine.

The Win 98 PC never connects immediately it is switched on, although the card's network monitor shows a strong signal. It takes 5 or 6 minutes of cursing before it will connect to the modem. After that it's fine. If the computer is left alone for a few minutes, it will drop the connection. Sleep mode is not turned on.

I have tried to set up WPA or WEP security, but the Win 98 computer simply won't operate with either functioning. However, someone called Jayne and someone else called Robert, who I take to be near neighbours, seem to be connected to my router. Even when the Win 98 computer is connected, this doesn't show up on the LAN> DHCP client list (although Jayne and Robert do).

Any and all suggestions gratefully received.

16-09-2005, 13:46	#1
peaksoft Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Balderton and Scarborough Age: 76 Posts: 29	Networking blues A couple of weeks ago, I switched from dial-up to 1Mb broadband. We have two computers in the house, and we used to get along OK with just plugging/unplugging each one's modem from a trailing phone lead. However, come the day of actualling hoping to be on line at the same time... I fitted a PCI ethernet card in my XP PC and connected this by cable to a Belkin wireless router, which is connected by cable to my 250 cable modem. The other computer (in the next room) is running Win 98 and I fitted it with a PCI Belkin wireless card. The XP PC works fine. The Win 98 PC never connects immediately it is switched on, although the card's network monitor shows a strong signal. It takes 5 or 6 minutes of cursing before it will connect to the modem. After that it's fine. If the computer is left alone for a few minutes, it will drop the connection. Sleep mode is not turned on. I have tried to set up WPA or WEP security, but the Win 98 computer simply won't operate with either functioning. However, someone called Jayne and someone else called Robert, who I take to be near neighbours, seem to be connected to my router. Even when the Win 98 computer is connected, this doesn't show up on the LAN> DHCP client list (although Jayne and Robert do). Any and all suggestions gratefully received.