ppp returns

I have tried for 4 hours to hook up a laptop running
Windows 98SE to a Linksys LAN with two computers running
ME. Even though I can ping the router from the 98SE, as
soon as t is booted up, I can nop longer see any computers
on the network on any machine. The problem seems to be
that the PPP protocol prevails on the 98SE while the
network operates on TCPIP. Running winipcfg on the 98SE
gives a PPP protocl with o.o.o on the IP address. When I
switch to the proper TCPIP network adapterand
release/renew all, the correct addresses show up. But when
I click OK and run winipcfg again, the old ppp protocol
with the 000 addresses is back. Any suggestion as to how
to solve this will be appreciated.
Thanks

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"hvb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:48db01c3b230$ae4d6d30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have tried for 4 hours to hook up a laptop running
> Windows 98SE to a Linksys LAN with two computers running
> ME. Even though I can ping the router from the 98SE, as
> soon as t is booted up, I can nop longer see any computers
> on the network on any machine. The problem seems to be
> that the PPP protocol prevails on the 98SE while the
> network operates on TCPIP. Running winipcfg on the 98SE
> gives a PPP protocl with o.o.o on the IP address. When I
> switch to the proper TCPIP network adapterand
> release/renew all, the correct addresses show up. But when
> I click OK and run winipcfg again, the old ppp protocol
> with the 000 addresses is back. Any suggestion as to how
> to solve this will be appreciated.
> Thanks

In article <48db01c3b230$ae4d6d30$(E-Mail Removed)>, "hvb"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have tried for 4 hours to hook up a laptop running
>Windows 98SE to a Linksys LAN with two computers running
>ME. Even though I can ping the router from the 98SE, as
>soon as t is booted up, I can nop longer see any computers
>on the network on any machine. The problem seems to be
>that the PPP protocol prevails on the 98SE while the
>network operates on TCPIP. Running winipcfg on the 98SE
>gives a PPP protocl with o.o.o on the IP address. When I
>switch to the proper TCPIP network adapterand
>release/renew all, the correct addresses show up. But when
>I click OK and run winipcfg again, the old ppp protocol
>with the 000 addresses is back. Any suggestion as to how
>to solve this will be appreciated.
>Thanks

Your computer has two network adapters, and they're completely
independent of each other:

1. The PPP Adapter (also known as Dial-Up Adapter) has no role in
networking with other computers. The IP address of 0.0.0.0 is normal
for a computer on a local area network. It shows that you're not
connected to a dial-up Internet service provider.

2. When you click the down arrow and select your Ethernet adapter, you
see your local area network configuration. Since you can release and
renew the IP address, the Ethernet adapter is successfully connecting
to the router.

The solution might be to prevent the 98SE computer from becoming the
browse master for the network:

1. Go to Control Panel | Network.
2. Click "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" in the list
of network components.
3. Click Properties.
4. Set Browse Master to Disabled.
5. Reboot.

If you can't access another computer through Network Neighborhood or
My Network Places, try accessing it by typing the computer's name in
the Start | Run box in this format:

\\computer
--
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

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <48db01c3b230$ae4d6d30$(E-Mail Removed)>, "hvb"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have tried for 4 hours to hook up a laptop running
>>Windows 98SE to a Linksys LAN with two computers running
>>ME. Even though I can ping the router from the 98SE, as
>>soon as t is booted up, I can nop longer see any
computers
>>on the network on any machine. The problem seems to be
>>that the PPP protocol prevails on the 98SE while the
>>network operates on TCPIP. Running winipcfg on the 98SE
>>gives a PPP protocl with o.o.o on the IP address. When
I
>>switch to the proper TCPIP network adapterand
>>release/renew all, the correct addresses show up. But
when
>>I click OK and run winipcfg again, the old ppp protocol
>>with the 000 addresses is back. Any suggestion as to
how
>>to solve this will be appreciated.
>>Thanks
>
>Your computer has two network adapters, and they're
completely
>independent of each other:
>
>1. The PPP Adapter (also known as Dial-Up Adapter) has no
role in
>networking with other computers. The IP address of
0.0.0.0 is normal
>for a computer on a local area network. It shows that
you're not
>connected to a dial-up Internet service provider.
>
>2. When you click the down arrow and select your Ethernet
adapter, you
>see your local area network configuration. Since you can
release and
>renew the IP address, the Ethernet adapter is
successfully connecting
>to the router.
>
>The solution might be to prevent the 98SE computer from
becoming the
>browse master for the network:
>
>1. Go to Control Panel | Network.
>2. Click "File and printer sharing for Microsoft
Networks" in the list
>of network components.
>3. Click Properties.
>4. Set Browse Master to Disabled.
>5. Reboot.
>
>If you can't access another computer through Network
Neighborhood or
>My Network Places, try accessing it by typing the
computer's name in
>the Start | Run box in this format:
>
> \\computer
>--
>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
>.
>Many thanks for your reply. Your effort was greatly
appreciated. The problem turned out to be the Norton
Internet security. By accident I noticed that on reboot
of the SE it showed up temporarily on the network until
the second part of the taskbar kicked in which contained
Norton Internet security. After turning off Norton, the
problem was solved.
HVB

In article <54ff01c3b2b8$594f9460$(E-Mail Removed)>, "HVB"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Many thanks for your reply. Your effort was greatly
>appreciated. The problem turned out to be the Norton
>Internet security. By accident I noticed that on reboot
>of the SE it showed up temporarily on the network until
>the second part of the taskbar kicked in which contained
>Norton Internet security. After turning off Norton, the
>problem was solved.
> HVB

Congratulations on solving the problem, and thanks for reporting the
solution.

Firewall programs are often the problem, and I recommend un-installing
them while troubleshooting a network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>
"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

Carey,
I think we get the idea now that you have a website for networking.
Hopefully, some of the ideas might work but enough already OK?