Internet sharing

Hi not sure if I should post this in a win 98 or win xp newsgroup but will
try here first.

I have a network of 3 computers, 2 with win 98 and the third dual booting
win 98 and win xp pro. I have set up internet sharing with the 2 win 98
computers connected to the third booted in win xp pro which has a USB modem
connected to the internet. All works ok if the main computer is in win xp
pro. I sometimes have the main computer booted into win 98 and this is when
the fun begins.

If I try to access the internet from one of the other computers it does not
connect, i.e. cannot find site etc. However when I have booted back into
win xp pro and try to connect to the internet from the win 98 computer that
failed I still cannot connect and I have to run the netsetup.exe file for
win xp pro again.

I can live with not being able to connect to the internet from the other
computers on my network (other user will just has to refrain themself until
I am back in win xp pro) but why do I have to run netsetup.exe each time
someone forgets that the internet cannot be accessed when the main computer
is in windows 98?

And even although I have set the IP addresses in the 2 win 98 computers,
after I have run netsetup.exe the IP address change.

Thanks Ron

What type of USB modem is this - cable, DSL, standard telephone modem ...
???

Does it support an Ethernet connection? If so, quit trying to fight Windows
and get a router to connect the modem to, uninstall ICS, share your
connection the painless way.

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"Ronald" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi not sure if I should post this in a win 98 or win xp newsgroup but will
> try here first.
>
> I have a network of 3 computers, 2 with win 98 and the third dual booting
> win 98 and win xp pro. I have set up internet sharing with the 2 win 98
> computers connected to the third booted in win xp pro which has a USB
modem
> connected to the internet. All works ok if the main computer is in win xp
> pro. I sometimes have the main computer booted into win 98 and this is
when
> the fun begins.
>
> If I try to access the internet from one of the other computers it does
not
> connect, i.e. cannot find site etc. However when I have booted back into
> win xp pro and try to connect to the internet from the win 98 computer
that
> failed I still cannot connect and I have to run the netsetup.exe file for
> win xp pro again.
>
> I can live with not being able to connect to the internet from the other
> computers on my network (other user will just has to refrain themself
until
> I am back in win xp pro) but why do I have to run netsetup.exe each time
> someone forgets that the internet cannot be accessed when the main
computer
> is in windows 98?
>
> And even although I have set the IP addresses in the 2 win 98 computers,
> after I have run netsetup.exe the IP address change.
>
> Thanks Ron
>
>

"Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What type of USB modem is this - cable, DSL, standard telephone modem ...

Blueyonder Broadband and motorola SB 4200 modem

It looks like your modem will support the use of an RJ-45 Ethernet
connection, so I recommend that you get a router and stop using ICS.

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"Sophie" <sophie10'no33spam'@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What type of USB modem is this - cable, DSL, standard telephone modem
....
>
> Blueyonder Broadband and motorola SB 4200 modem
>
>

Hi, Ron,

I have a similar problem, I think. I have a Linksys router
that is connected to an old pc running Win98SE. My laptop
is running Win98SE with a Linksys PCMCIA card. My son's
XP uses a USB-wireless, also Linksys. The W98 computers
run fine and connect with the Internet flawlessly.
However, after a few updates from AOL 7.0, the XP computer
refuses to sign on to the AOL. AOL says that 7.0 is not
network supported. I don't believe that for a minute. I
think the problem is with XP.

Have you found a solution yet?

Muntdrop
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi not sure if I should post this in a win 98 or win xp
newsgroup but will
>try here first.
>
>I have a network of 3 computers, 2 with win 98 and the
third dual booting
>win 98 and win xp pro. I have set up internet sharing
with the 2 win 98
>computers connected to the third booted in win xp pro
which has a USB modem
>connected to the internet. All works ok if the main
computer is in win xp
>pro. I sometimes have the main computer booted into win
98 and this is when
>the fun begins.
>
>If I try to access the internet from one of the other
computers it does not
>connect, i.e. cannot find site etc. However when I have
booted back into
>win xp pro and try to connect to the internet from the
win 98 computer that
>failed I still cannot connect and I have to run the
netsetup.exe file for
>win xp pro again.
>
>I can live with not being able to connect to the internet
from the other
>computers on my network (other user will just has to
refrain themself until
>I am back in win xp pro) but why do I have to run
netsetup.exe each time
>someone forgets that the internet cannot be accessed when
the main computer
>is in windows 98?
>
>And even although I have set the IP addresses in the 2
win 98 computers,
>after I have run netsetup.exe the IP address change.
>
>Thanks Ron
>
>
>.
>