Win98 to XP, wireless

[Menno Hershberger]

I have three XP computers wired directly into a D-Link DI-524 wireless
router.

I am trying to hook up a Windows 98 machine using wireless.
Signal strength is good to excellent.

All the XP computers can see the Windows 98 computer and transfer files
back and forth to it.

On the Windows 98 machine, after about an hour, all of the XP machines will
eventually show up in Network Neighborhood, but in name only. You can't
access anything on the XP machines. It will not access the internet. I
can't ping any of the XP machines. There is no firewall installed.

The three XP machines all have Zone Alarm, but they are configured to allow
the local network. Plus I've tried shutting it down altogether.

I've tried two different brands of wireless USB adapters, a TP-Link and a
Motorola. No difference.

If I hook it up direct with an ethernet cable then everything works fine.
So it's got to have something to do with the wireless part of it (I think).

And since it works OK wired, I'm doubting if different operating systems
would have anything to do with it either.

What is it?

 

[Chuck]

I have three XP computers wired directly into a D-Link DI-524 wireless
router.

I am trying to hook up a Windows 98 machine using wireless.
Signal strength is good to excellent.

All the XP computers can see the Windows 98 computer and transfer files
back and forth to it.

On the Windows 98 machine, after about an hour, all of the XP machines will
eventually show up in Network Neighborhood, but in name only. You can't
access anything on the XP machines. It will not access the internet. I
can't ping any of the XP machines. There is no firewall installed.

The three XP machines all have Zone Alarm, but they are configured to allow
the local network. Plus I've tried shutting it down altogether.

I've tried two different brands of wireless USB adapters, a TP-Link and a
Motorola. No difference.

If I hook it up direct with an ethernet cable then everything works fine.
So it's got to have something to do with the wireless part of it (I think).

And since it works OK wired, I'm doubting if different operating systems
would have anything to do with it either.

What is it?

Menno,

This sounds like a browser SMB problem. You have 2 challenges here.

The most obvious is the Windows 98 / XP combination, which can cause a browser
conflict.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html

You can also get a browser conflict from WiFi use.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html