Wireless NIC finds network, but not Internet

Hi, folks.

We've got a desktop computer running Windows 98 SE with a
wired connection to a Microsoft router (4 wired ports,
plus wireless). The router is connected to a cable
modem. A laptop, also running Windows 98 SE, has a
Microsoft wireless NIC.

Both the desktop (wired) and the laptop (wireless)
operate perfectly well on the LAN--they can "see" each
other, and also share files with each other. The desktop
machine has a working connection to the Internet. The
laptop doesn't.

We've tried...

o updating the base station's firmware
o resetting the base station
o removing the wireless NIC from the laptop, and re-
installing it
o removing the wireless adapter and TCP/IP protocol
from the laptop's network configuration, and then re-
installing them
o using a cable to connect the laptop directly to one
of the router's free ports...problem was there using this
scheme, too

The router's definitely getting the Internet-intended
packets from the laptop--I can see lights on the router
go happily blinking when the request is made via the
laptop's IE. The desktop's Internet-intended packets get
forwarded to the cable modem by the router. The laptop's
packets don't.

Any idea what might be causing this? Thanks very much,
in advance.

--
Swede

Please do the following & post the results.

1) Go to start | run | type in "command" (without the quotes) | click on
OK. (No results from this other then a black Windows opens up.)

2) Type in "ping www.google.com" (without the quotes) & press enter



3) Type in "ping www.homestead.com" (without the quotes) & press enter



4) Type in "ping 216.239.57.99" (without the quotes) & press enter (this
is www.google.com)



5) Type in "ping 209.157.71.50" (without the quotes) & press enter (this
is www.homestead.com)




Swede wrote:

> Hi, folks.
>
> We've got a desktop computer running Windows 98 SE with a
> wired connection to a Microsoft router (4 wired ports,
> plus wireless). The router is connected to a cable
> modem. A laptop, also running Windows 98 SE, has a
> Microsoft wireless NIC.
>
> Both the desktop (wired) and the laptop (wireless)
> operate perfectly well on the LAN--they can "see" each
> other, and also share files with each other. The desktop
> machine has a working connection to the Internet. The
> laptop doesn't.
>
> We've tried...
>
> o updating the base station's firmware
> o resetting the base station
> o removing the wireless NIC from the laptop, and re-
> installing it
> o removing the wireless adapter and TCP/IP protocol
> from the laptop's network configuration, and then re-
> installing them
> o using a cable to connect the laptop directly to one
> of the router's free ports...problem was there using this
> scheme, too
>
> The router's definitely getting the Internet-intended
> packets from the laptop--I can see lights on the router
> go happily blinking when the request is made via the
> laptop's IE. The desktop's Internet-intended packets get
> forwarded to the cable modem by the router. The laptop's
> packets don't.
>
> Any idea what might be causing this? Thanks very much,
> in advance.
>
> --
> Swede