NetGear

Windows 98 peer to peer. Two systems with NICS and cat 5 cable worked for
years. Another user installed Net Gear wireless networking. Found out it
would not work with our accounting software. I uninstalled it and went back
to the original setup with mapped drives.

Every couple of days I lose connection and can't get the systems to see /
ping each other. I put in new NICS and new cables. I end up deleting and
reinstalling NICS until it finally works again.

Any ideas?
thanks.

Possibly a corrupted dll file - may be because of the wireless NIC drivers.
I'd suggest that you remove all items from Control Panel/Networking
(including the NIC drivers) and then reboot.
Let system autodetect the NIC and install the drivers & install the
networking components - answer yes to update the newer files with files
from the CD.
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Rakesh Chanana [MSFT]

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>> From: "rob p" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> Subject: NetGear
>> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:04:49 -0500

>>
>> Windows 98 peer to peer. Two systems with NICS and cat 5 cable worked for
>> years. Another user installed Net Gear wireless networking. Found out it
>> would not work with our accounting software. I uninstalled it and went
back
>> to the original setup with mapped drives.
>>
>> Every couple of days I lose connection and can't get the systems to see /
>> ping each other. I put in new NICS and new cables. I end up deleting and
>> reinstalling NICS until it finally works again.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> thanks.
>>
>>
>>