detecting between two network cards

I'd like to add a wireless card to my existing system. can
i keep my current network adaptoras well? will 98 see both
cards or do i have to setup a different profile for each
card.
thanks for any insight

In article <062301c3c30e$159b3ec0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "rob"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I'd like to add a wireless card to my existing system. can
>i keep my current network adaptoras well? will 98 see both
>cards or do i have to setup a different profile for each
>card.
>thanks for any insight

Yes, you can add a wireless card and keep the existing one. Windows
98 will use one or the other, but not both at once, for network
access.

If your network has a DHCP server, renew the IP address lease on the
card that you want to use, and release the IP address lease on the
card that you don't want to use. You can change the roles at any
time.

If the IP addresses are static, use the "metric" value for each card
to determine which one Windows 98 will use. Assign a lower metric to
that card, and a higher metric to the other one. Again, you can
change the roles at any time.
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thanks for this info. I tried to add a wireless card and
it was driving me mad why it would appear in the system
and appear OK but I could not ping it. Only when I removed
the other card did the new one appear. This is a bit of a
pain as I was trying to set up a network. What OS do I
need so that both cards can be used?

Thanks in advance.

Matt
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <062301c3c30e$159b3ec0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "rob"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I'd like to add a wireless card to my existing system.
can
>>i keep my current network adaptoras well? will 98 see
both
>>cards or do i have to setup a different profile for each
>>card.
>>thanks for any insight
>
>Yes, you can add a wireless card and keep the existing
one. Windows
>98 will use one or the other, but not both at once, for
network
>access.
>
>If your network has a DHCP server, renew the IP address
lease on the
>card that you want to use, and release the IP address
lease on the
>card that you don't want to use. You can change the
roles at any
>time.
>
>If the IP addresses are static, use the "metric" value
for each card
>to determine which one Windows 98 will use. Assign a
lower metric to
>that card, and a higher metric to the other one. Again,
you can
>change the roles at any time.
>--
>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 <1530001c3c41b$40602630$(E-Mail Removed)>, "matt andrews"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>I'd like to add a wireless card to my existing system. can
>>>i keep my current network adaptoras well? will 98 see both
>>>cards or do i have to setup a different profile for each
>>>card.
>>>thanks for any insight
>>
>>Yes, you can add a wireless card and keep the existing one. Windows
>>98 will use one or the other, but not both at once, for network
>>access.
>>
>>If your network has a DHCP server, renew the IP address lease on the
>>card that you want to use, and release the IP address lease on the
>>card that you don't want to use. You can change the roles at any
>>time.
>>
>>If the IP addresses are static, use the "metric" value for each card
>>to determine which one Windows 98 will use. Assign a lower metric to
>>that card, and a higher metric to the other one. Again, you can
>>change the roles at any time.
>
>thanks for this info. I tried to add a wireless card and
>it was driving me mad why it would appear in the system
>and appear OK but I could not ping it. Only when I removed
>the other card did the new one appear. This is a bit of a
>pain as I was trying to set up a network. What OS do I
>need so that both cards can be used?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Matt

All versions of Windows, including 98, can use multiple network cards.
There should be no need to remove the other card. Re-install it, go
to Device Manager and check for resource conflicts.

When both cards are working, follow the steps that I listed above to
make Windows 98 use one card or the other.
--
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