Cannot see network adapter in winipcfg

I'm trying to connect a win98 machine to an ADSL router wirelessly, I've
done other wired and wireless networking before but this one's got me
stumped and I don't really want to have to upgrade to XP. I'm using a US
Robotics PCI wireless card, it shows up fine in Device Manager and I can use
it's utility to 'connect' to my router, it shows a good strong signal.
However, when I use winipcfg it only shows the dial-up adapter and doesn't
give the wireless card as an option on the drop-down list. Even if I
disable the dial-up adapter in the hardware profile I still can't see my
network adapter.

Any suggestions very gratefully received.

Andrea Jones

In article <4237c9f1$0$549$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Allabout" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I'm trying to connect a win98 machine to an ADSL router wirelessly, I've
>done other wired and wireless networking before but this one's got me
>stumped and I don't really want to have to upgrade to XP. I'm using a US
>Robotics PCI wireless card, it shows up fine in Device Manager and I can use
>it's utility to 'connect' to my router, it shows a good strong signal.
>However, when I use winipcfg it only shows the dial-up adapter and doesn't
>give the wireless card as an option on the drop-down list. Even if I
>disable the dial-up adapter in the hardware profile I still can't see my
>network adapter.
>
>Any suggestions very gratefully received.
>
>Andrea Jones

1. Re-enable the dial-up adapter.

2. Go to Control Panel | Network.

3. Remove the network component "TCP/IP -> US Robotics PCI Wireless
Card" if it exists.

4. Install TCP/IP by clicking Add | Protocol | Add | Microsoft |
TCP/IP.

5. Reboot.

If that doesn't solve the problem, see if this helps:

Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=217744
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I'll try that, if there are other TCP/IP entries such as for the dial-up
adapter should I remove them as well?

Andrea Jones

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 1. Re-enable the dial-up adapter.
>
> 2. Go to Control Panel | Network.
>
> 3. Remove the network component "TCP/IP -> US Robotics PCI Wireless
> Card" if it exists.
>
> 4. Install TCP/IP by clicking Add | Protocol | Add | Microsoft |
> TCP/IP.
>
> 5. Reboot.
>
> If that doesn't solve the problem, see if this helps:
>
> Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=217744
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article <4239193c$0$539$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Allabout" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>
>> 1. Re-enable the dial-up adapter.
>>
>> 2. Go to Control Panel | Network.
>>
>> 3. Remove the network component "TCP/IP -> US Robotics PCI Wireless
>> Card" if it exists.
>>
>> 4. Install TCP/IP by clicking Add | Protocol | Add | Microsoft |
>> TCP/IP.
>>
>> 5. Reboot.
>>
>> If that doesn't solve the problem, see if this helps:
>>
>> Unable to Bind Protocols to More Than 5 Network Adapters
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=217744
>
>I'll try that, if there are other TCP/IP entries such as for the dial-up
>adapter should I remove them as well?
>
>Andrea Jones

See if it works without removing the others. If it doesn't, remove
the others and see if that works.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
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