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I am trying to network a new computer running windows xp with a computer running windows98 se. I have the windows xp computer set up with internet access via a dsl modem on an onboard etherent connection and have installed a second etherent card in the XP computer. I have also installed an ethernet card in the win98 computer. The problem is I keep getting the error message that the network cable is unplugged when trying the network wizard. I have tried three different cat 5 cables (2 -50 footers and 1 - 10 footer), two different ethernet cards and even tried a usb to ethernet adapter card in the windows 98 computer. NOTHING WORKS!!! I swapped the ethernet cards in both computers and they work fine in the new computer when hooked up to the dsl modem.
The DSL modem is dual connect so originally I had the XP computer configured for the internet thru the usb port and only had one ethernet port in the xp computer and a ethernet card in the old computer.
When running the diagnostic program that came with the card (networkeverywhere 10/100 PCI) in the old computer everything passes but the Loopback or whatever the test for connection with another computer is. The indicator lights on the ethernet card are not lit on the old computer. I contacted the mainboard manufacturer to make sure there was not some special setting or jumper i needed to use and they said no the card should work. The mainboard is a BIOSTAR M6TWC (circa 1999) running a celeron 400 processor with 192 meg of ram
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Kent said:
I am trying to network a new computer running windows xp with a computer
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running windows98 se. I have the windows xp computer set up with internet
access via a dsl modem on an onboard etherent connection and have installed
a second etherent card in the XP computer. I have also installed an ethernet
card in the win98 computer. The problem is I keep getting the error message
that the network cable is unplugged when trying the network wizard. I have
tried three different cat 5 cables (2 -50 footers and 1 - 10 footer), two
different ethernet cards and even tried a usb to ethernet adapter card in
the windows 98 computer. NOTHING WORKS!!! I swapped the ethernet cards in
both computers and they work fine in the new computer when hooked up to the
dsl modem.
The DSL modem is dual connect so originally I had the XP computer
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configured for the internet thru the usb port and only had one ethernet port
in the xp computer and a ethernet card in the old computer.
When running the diagnostic program that came with the card
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(networkeverywhere 10/100 PCI) in the old computer everything passes but the
Loopback or whatever the test for connection with another computer is. The
indicator lights on the ethernet card are not lit on the old computer. I
contacted the mainboard manufacturer to make sure there was not some special
setting or jumper i needed to use and they said no the card should work. The
mainboard is a BIOSTAR M6TWC (circa 1999) running a celeron 400 processor
with 192 meg of ram.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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So on the Win 98 computer, at the DOS prompt: ping 127.0.0.1 fails?
Uninstall TCP IP, then reinstall it for the network adaptor.
Try again.
If it fails post back.
Chris
 
I am trying to network a new computer running windows xp with a computer running windows98 se. I have the windows xp computer set up with internet access via a dsl modem on an onboard etherent connection and have installed a second etherent card in the XP computer. I have also installed an ethernet card in the win98 computer. The problem is I keep getting the error message that the network cable is unplugged when trying the network wizard. I have tried three different cat 5 cables (2 -50 footers and 1 - 10 footer), two different ethernet cards and even tried a usb to ethernet adapter card in the windows 98 computer. NOTHING WORKS!!! I swapped the ethernet cards in both computers and they work fine in the new computer when hooked up to the dsl modem.
The DSL modem is dual connect so originally I had the XP computer configured for the internet thru the usb port and only had one ethernet port in the xp computer and a ethernet card in the old computer.
When running the diagnostic program that came with the card (networkeverywhere 10/100 PCI) in the old computer everything passes but the Loopback or whatever the test for connection with another computer is. The indicator lights on the ethernet card are not lit on the old computer. I contacted the mainboard manufacturer to make sure there was not some special setting or jumper i needed to use and they said no the card should work. The mainboard is a BIOSTAR M6TWC (circa 1999) running a celeron 400 processor with 192 meg of ram.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Kent,

If you have DSL, you'll be better off getting a router to share the
connection with both the XP and 98 computers. $30 - $50 gets you a
router, you'll need just one Ethernet card in each computer, you can
disconnect either without affecting the other.

http://www.cablesense.com/sharing/compare.php
http://www.homenethelp.com/connection-sharing.asp

You've obviously done a lot of diagnostic work so far. I could give
you about the same amount of additional things to try again, but why
waste both our time? A router is by far the best solution all around,
as long as you have a broadband modem with an Ethernet connection.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Kent said:
I am trying to network a new computer running windows xp with a computer running windows98 se. I have the windows xp computer set up with internet access via a dsl modem on an onboard etherent connection and have installed a second etherent card in the XP computer. I have also installed an ethernet card in the win98 computer. The problem is I keep getting the error message that the network cable is unplugged when trying the network wizard. I have tried three different cat 5 cables (2 -50 footers and 1 - 10 footer), two different ethernet cards and even tried a usb to ethernet adapter card in the windows 98 computer. NOTHING WORKS!!! I swapped the ethernet cards in both computers and they work fine in the new computer when hooked up to the dsl modem.
The DSL modem is dual connect so originally I had the XP computer configured for the internet thru the usb port and only had one ethernet port in the xp computer and a ethernet card in the old computer.
When running the diagnostic program that came with the card (networkeverywhere 10/100 PCI) in the old computer everything passes but the Loopback or whatever the test for connection with another computer is. The indicator lights on the ethernet card are not lit on the old computer. I contacted the mainboard manufacturer to make sure there was not some special setting or jumper i needed to use and they said no the card should work. The mainboard is a BIOSTAR M6TWC (circa 1999) running a celeron 400 processor with 192 meg of ram.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you use a cable between two NICs, it must be a crossover cable, not
a standard patch cable. Alternatively, a pair of standard cables, with
a hub or switch in the middle.

And, I strongly agree with Chuck's comment that a router would be a
better solution, since hardware routing is far more robust than
software (ICS or equiv.) routing.
 
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