Re: wireless network problem

Hi Steve,

I have lost the thread of one of the messages I was
trying to follow but will respond here. I did as another
user specified and manually set the IP address of the
Windows98 machine and printer and file sharing started
working. As far as I know, the IP address of the Windows
XP machine is retrieved automatically. I agree with you
that this seems to be an awkward patch, but I will make
use of it until I can get the real answer.

Linksys stopped helping me when they learned that I could
ping each machine from the other -- they became convinced
that it wasn't a router or PCI card problem and I agreed.

I appreciate the help with installing drivers without the
Windows 98 CD.

Thanks,
Dave

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <086b01c3398d$80270a40
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Dave C"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I cannot see another computer on my wireless network. I
>>believe that the problem is with the Windows 98
machine.
>>When I go to Microsoft System information, there is a
>>message there that the NetBEUI driver is not installed.
I
>>do not have the original Windows 98 disk. Can I
reinstall
>>the NetBEUI driver without it?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Dave
>
>Here are some possibilities for re-installing Windows
files without
>the CD. When the system asks for the CD, tell it to get
the files
>from one of these folders:
>
>1. C:\Windows
>
>2. C:\Windows\System
>
>3. The "Cabs" folder. To find it, search for files
named "win*.cab".
>It's sometimes called C:\Windows\Options\Cabs or
C:\Options\Cabs.
>
>What's the complete and exact text of the message,
Dave? To the best
>of my knowledge, nothing in Windows networking requires
NetBEUI, so I
>suspect that something else is the problem.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP
>
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Dave C