win98 PC / Win XP laptop - sharing broadband connection

At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
in OE it says that no server can be found...
any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!

TIA
Nic

Hi
When you find the answer to your problems please let me know as I am in the
same situation and the only answer from this news room is to read yet more
of the experts writings on their web sites. I have done this and still my
little network (host win98se - alcatel broadband and laptop win xp) will
work between two computers, the host will work with the internet but the
client will not open the internet or outlook express. Good luck but I bet
you get told to go to read a web page. regards fs

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:006701c3dc69$5cb21f80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
> which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
> and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
> the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
> usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
> laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
> the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
> internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
> comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
> in OE it says that no server can be found...
> any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
> detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!
>
> TIA
> Nic

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:006701c3dc69$5cb21f80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
> which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
> and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
> the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
> usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
> laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
> the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
> internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
> comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
> in OE it says that no server can be found...
> any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
> detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!
>
> TIA
> Nic
The computer directly connected to the Internet has to have internet
connection sharing turned on and the other computer does not. I am doing it
with blueyonder broadband usb modem on a win xp pro computer and another 2
computers with windows 98.

We quite frequently get the same questions asked time and time again. Rather
than type the same replies, we simply pay for and maintain a website at our
expense to provide the answers you need, at no charge to you, simply because
we enjoy helping others.

The answer to your problem is on my website. As the old saying goes, you can
lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Carey

"Fred" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> When you find the answer to your problems please let me know as I am in
the
> same situation and the only answer from this news room is to read yet more
> of the experts writings on their web sites. I have done this and still my
> little network (host win98se - alcatel broadband and laptop win xp) will
> work between two computers, the host will work with the internet but the
> client will not open the internet or outlook express. Good luck but I bet
> you get told to go to read a web page. regards fs
>
> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:006701c3dc69$5cb21f80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
> > which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
> > and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
> > the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
> > usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
> > laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
> > the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
> > internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
> > comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
> > in OE it says that no server can be found...
> > any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
> > detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!
> >
> > TIA
> > Nic
>
>

thanks ron - the problem seems to be turning the internet connection sharing
on - its in win98 and i can't find where or how to do it!
"ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bu9ldu$ejt93$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:006701c3dc69$5cb21f80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
> > which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
> > and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
> > the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
> > usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
> > laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
> > the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
> > internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
> > comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
> > in OE it says that no server can be found...
> > any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
> > detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!
> >
> > TIA
> > Nic
> The computer directly connected to the Internet has to have internet
> connection sharing turned on and the other computer does not. I am doing
it
> with blueyonder broadband usb modem on a win xp pro computer and another 2
> computers with windows 98.
>
>

You might need 98SE. But the easy solution is a $30-40 router. For
example:
http://tinyurl.com/2glr6

Compared to the time you spend fussing with software it will be well worth
it. And IC Sharing always has the problem that one PC must be always on,
and it IS slower.


"Nic Gee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bube3s$q72$(E-Mail Removed)...
> thanks ron - the problem seems to be turning the internet connection
sharing
> on - its in win98 and i can't find where or how to do it!
> "ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bu9ldu$ejt93$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message news:006701c3dc69$5cb21f80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > At the end of my tether with this one! I have a win98 pc
> > > which has a freeserve alcatel broadband modem connection
> > > and have just brought a winXP laptop which I want to use
> > > the broadband for to connect to internet. I have a buffalo
> > > usb airstation installed in the pc and a cardbus in the
> > > laptop. they are showing as connected to each other and
> > > the laptop is showing a wireless connection to the
> > > internet, but in IE it searches for proxy settings and
> > > comes back with web page cannot be displayed messages and
> > > in OE it says that no server can be found...
> > > any ideas gratefully received - requiring full and very
> > > detailed instructions as i am not very computer literate!
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Nic
> > The computer directly connected to the Internet has to have internet
> > connection sharing turned on and the other computer does not. I am doing
> it
> > with blueyonder broadband usb modem on a win xp pro computer and another
2
> > computers with windows 98.
> >
> >
>
>