I would be really grateful if anyone could help me. I know almost nothing about computers and I think this problem will make me mad soon. :eek:
I have two computers at home, one of them having win xp (it's a notebook if that matters), and the other one win 98. While working separately, Internet was accessible on both of them (constant broadband connection, cable modem). BUT: when I installed (if that's the right word) a switching hub (5-port) and connected them, sg strange happened: 1 the computers see each other; 2 the notebook with xp has Internet; 3 the win 98 computer cannot reach Internet.
I cannot understand this. There's no problem with the Internet access (as it's ok on the notebook), no problem with the switching hub (as the computers see each other, although it takes some minutes for win98 to find my notebook), so WHAT'S WRONG? I suspect that there may be a special setting needed in win98 to reach the internet, but I've tried a huge number of possibilities in vain. If you have any idea about how to solve this, I would really appreciate it. Thanx a lot! :confused:
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Jump to Postthe best thing i can think of at the moment is to create a network setup disk on your xp computer (requires one floppy)
to do this on ur note book go to:
Start>
Control panel>
in network and internet settings and click network settings or just click the icon …
Jump to Post...the best thing i can think of at the moment is to create a network setup disk on your xp computer...
Danniboy. ;)
footprint the problem first
Jump to Post...I have two computers at home...I installed...a switching hub ...
a hub will work for you only if your ISP is setup to assign 2 or more ip addresses for your account/cable modem
most isp co's only assign 1 ip address for access - this is something that you're …
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