can't get PCs on network

Hi. I have five PCs running Win98 SE in a stand alone workgroup connected via a five port switch. Two PCs are on the network and can connect to each other. Three can not connect to any other PC, can't even ping other PCs by IP address. All have static addresses. The three that can't connect are older Compaq Deskpros, the two that can connect are generic PCs
Here is what I have done for troubleshooting with no success
* Checked cabling with a teste
* switched cabling with new cable
* installed new drivers for NIC
* replaced NIC with a new NI
* removed and re-installed networking in Win9
* Put a PC that can connect at the station of a PC that can connec

This network is at a non profit organization and were donated by a local compan
I suspect the fact that the problem PCs are Compaqs has something to do with it...
I am really at a loss on this one....
Any ideas
Thank

In article <57C90A55-7BCF-44EA-A840-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Antknee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi. I have five PCs running Win98 SE in a stand alone workgroup connected
>via a five port switch. Two PCs are on the network and can connect to each
>other. Three can not connect to any other PC, can't even ping other PCs by
>IP address. All have static addresses. The three that can't connect are older
>Compaq Deskpros, the two that can connect are generic PCs.
>
>Here is what I have done for troubleshooting with no success:
>* Checked cabling with a tester
>* switched cabling with new cables
>* installed new drivers for NICs
>* replaced NIC with a new NIC
>* removed and re-installed networking in Win98
>* Put a PC that can connect at the station of a PC that can connect
>
>This network is at a non profit organization and were donated by a local company
>I suspect the fact that the problem PCs are Compaqs has something to do with it....
>I am really at a loss on this one.....
>Any ideas?
>Thanks

See if the computers that can't connect to the network are running any
type of firewall program that blocks network access. Make sure that
all computers have IP addresses in the same subnet.
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"Antknee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:57C90A55-7BCF-44EA-A840-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi. I have five PCs running Win98 SE in a stand alone workgroup connected
via a five port switch. Two PCs are on the network and can connect to each
other. Three can not connect to any other PC, can't even ping other PCs by
IP address. All have static addresses. The three that can't connect are
older Compaq Deskpros, the two that can connect are generic PCs.
> Here is what I have done for troubleshooting with no success:
> * Checked cabling with a tester
> * switched cabling with new cables
> * installed new drivers for NICs
> * replaced NIC with a new NIC
> * removed and re-installed networking in Win98
> * Put a PC that can connect at the station of a PC that can connect
>
> This network is at a non profit organization and were donated by a local
company
> I suspect the fact that the problem PCs are Compaqs has something to do
with it....
> I am really at a loss on this one.....
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
>

Hi.
No firewall is installed and the IPs I am using are 192.168.1.xxx / 255.255.255.0. No server is involved either, just the PCs and the switch
Carey, I checked out the web site and found some good suggestions. I won't be able to try them out till after the holidays
Never had this must trouble setting up a network..
Thanks all!