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Hi Guyz i'm trying to set up wireless connection on my windows 98 SE.I have a netgear router and 2 wireless adaptors one is Belkin G USB and second is Realtek wireless adaptor they both are installed properly.I've entered the the WEP key and wireless connection shows its connected to the wireless network and signal strength is 100% but i still cant get the internet working can anyone get me an answer please all help would be appreciated.Thanx

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Short checklist and practical tips for the Win98 wireless problem reported by , plus a quick note for .

The symptom you describe (adapter shows associated but no Internet) most often comes from one of four things: wrong IP/DHCP state, incompatible encryption, driver/utility conflicts, or router-side filtering. Start by confirming the router actually has Internet (connect a different PC by Ethernet or check the router status page). If the router has Internet, focus on the Win98 machine.

Troubleshooting steps (in order):

  • Use only one wireless radio at a time. Disable or remove the second adapter; two active adapters often create conflicts.
  • Check whether the adapter is being managed by the vendor utility or by Windows. Use one method only. Many older Belkin/Realtek utilities behave differently than Windows' networking UI.
  • Verify TCP/IP is bound to the wireless adapter in Control Panel -> Network. If DHCP seems unreliable, try a manual address in the router subnet (pick an unused address), set the router as gateway, and add public DNS entries temporarily to test name resolution.
  • Encryption: many Win98-era drivers only support WEP. If the router is set to WPA/WPA2 the adapter can appear associated yet not pass traffic. Temporarily disable wireless security or switch to WEP for a quick test (do this only briefly and on a trusted network). If WEP is used, try alternate key formats (hex vs ASCII) or enter the key with the vendor utility.
  • Check for router MAC filtering or parental controls and disable firewalls/third-party security on the Win98 PC while testing. Reboot router and PC after changes and update the adapter driver if an updated Win98 driver is available.

was on the right track about checking IP and connectivity. For : network booting an old laptop requires a PXE-capable NIC or a PCMCIA card with a boot ROM and a PXE server; as an alternative, consider using a working external boot medium or mounting the laptop disk on the desktop to install.

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go to command line.. try typing ipconfig /all double check if you got the right settings..or try to ping a website..e.g. ping example.com or any site you want... just an idea i'm not really good on it...hope someone here could give you a more detailed answer...

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how can i network boot ?
i have an old laptop having 4 gb of harddisk space n around 40 mb of ram . not having any cd drive and also the floppy drive is also not functioning well . it has windows 98 installed in it n PCMCIA in it . n on the other hand i have a desktop having 80gb of hdd space ,512mb of ram, PIV,3.01 etc.i wanna boot my laptop from network n installing windows 98 in it.how can i do so?

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