Win 98 and Linksys Wireless Network

I'm trying to install a wireless network in my Win 98 PC.
After following the Linksys directions the PC still does
not show the network icon (so it appears no s/w was
installed and the hardware is not recognized). Only thing
I can see is the network specifies Win 98 SE and I may
have Win 98. Is there any way I can get this to work w/o
changing my OS?


Linda

Probably not. If the manufacturer specified Windows 98 SE they probably did
so for a reason.

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"Linda" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05fe01c39c1a$452aa010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to install a wireless network in my Win 98 PC.
> After following the Linksys directions the PC still does
> not show the network icon (so it appears no s/w was
> installed and the hardware is not recognized). Only thing
> I can see is the network specifies Win 98 SE and I may
> have Win 98. Is there any way I can get this to work w/o
> changing my OS?

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 15:38:34 -0800, "Linda"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm trying to install a wireless network in my Win 98 PC.
>After following the Linksys directions the PC still does
>not show the network icon (so it appears no s/w was
>installed and the hardware is not recognized). Only thing
>I can see is the network specifies Win 98 SE and I may
>have Win 98. Is there any way I can get this to work w/o
>changing my OS?

My Netgear WiFi Access Point alos specified 98SE and I have definitely
got 1st Edition and it works fine.

Normally I've just found that the manufacturers just do not offer
support for 1st edition.

I've got a Linksys USB WiFi adapter, for some reason I find I have to
unplug it then replug in in to get the icon to show and sometimes I
have to actually RUN the program rather than it run automatically.

Geoff Lane

Mine works fine, but I have to plug in the card AFTER the PC is up and
running. Then it works. I'm using a WPC11 though.

"Linda" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05fe01c39c1a$452aa010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to install a wireless network in my Win 98 PC.
> After following the Linksys directions the PC still does
> not show the network icon (so it appears no s/w was
> installed and the hardware is not recognized). Only thing
> I can see is the network specifies Win 98 SE and I may
> have Win 98. Is there any way I can get this to work w/o
> changing my OS?

I'd be interested to know how you got your's running. I
have a laptop running Win 98SE and have been trying to get
a Linksys WPC11 wireless card communicating with the
router. The power indicator is on but it won't make a
connection -- I also just tried your method of inserting
the card after the laptop is powered up.

Did you have to tweak the system at all?

>-----Original Message-----
>Mine works fine, but I have to plug in the card AFTER the
PC is up and
>running. Then it works. I'm using a WPC11 though.
>
>"Linda" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:05fe01c39c1a$452aa010$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm trying to install a wireless network in my Win 98
PC.
>> After following the Linksys directions the PC still does
>> not show the network icon (so it appears no s/w was
>> installed and the hardware is not recognized). Only
thing
>> I can see is the network specifies Win 98 SE and I may
>> have Win 98. Is there any way I can get this to work
w/o
>> changing my OS?
>
>
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