Guest Mom2spots Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 I got a compaq presario computer for my daughter that has win 98 on it. I'm not able to get the cable internet working on it I have a usb cord running from the cable modem to the tower of pc but can't open any IE pages. Any help??? Angie
Guest MEB Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: desktop with windows 98 cant connect to cable internet Did you check the TCP/IP settings in Control Panel > Network to see if it is setup properly? It needs the adapter shown, Microsoft Networking client, and TCP/IP at minimum. Obtain IP automatically set in adapter TCP/IP if the modem/router is set to assign IP - DHCP.. Did you ensure the firewall is not blocking connection? How about posting what winipcfg shows [start > Run > type winipcfg > click details. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ "Mom2spots" <Mom2spots@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:929ADE4C-80B8-43F4-8341-C456D3C0470B@microsoft.com... | I got a compaq presario computer for my daughter that has win 98 on it. I'm | not able to get the cable internet working on it I have a usb cord running | from the cable modem to the tower of pc but can't open any IE pages. Any | help??? | | Angie
Guest philo Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: desktop with windows 98 cant connect to cable internet "Mom2spots" <Mom2spots@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:929ADE4C-80B8-43F4-8341-C456D3C0470B@microsoft.com... > I got a compaq presario computer for my daughter that has win 98 on it. I'm > not able to get the cable internet working on it I have a usb cord running > from the cable modem to the tower of pc but can't open any IE pages. Any > help??? > > Angie The preferred method of connecting a cable modem to a computer is through an Ethernet connection rather than USB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable If the machine and the cable modem have Ethernet connections... then you should be using that, rather than USB. (Even if your ISP claims "no Win98 support" it should still work fine.) However... If the computer has no Ethernet card in it... though the USB connection could be used, to make use of such there is generally a software cd that comes from your ISP to get the cable modem installed. Your cable modem should have come with a setup CD... <however> since most ISP's no longer support Win98 ... the cd may not contain the software needed for your machine. There are additional solutions so please post back if you require further assistance.
Guest MEB Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: desktop with windows 98 cant connect to cable internet IN ADDITION: If you still have your Win98 CD, check in \tools\reskit\diagnose\usbview.exe or check on the hard drive using Find, example: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\tools\reskit\diagnose\usbview.exe. Run this tool to see if the USB device is found, and USB is properly installed and finding the device. Depending upon driver availability/need and whether the modem/router came with a *driver* supporting 9X, you may need to install one of the *universal drivers* such as Maximus Decim Native USB. Make sure you follow the included directions for installation. If you post the make and model of the modem/router, we might be able to help with the setup. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ul0GvtAsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... | | Did you check the TCP/IP settings in Control Panel > Network to see if it | is setup properly? | It needs the adapter shown, Microsoft Networking client, and TCP/IP at | minimum. Obtain IP automatically set in adapter TCP/IP if the modem/router | is set to assign IP - DHCP.. | | Did you ensure the firewall is not blocking connection? | | How about posting what winipcfg shows [start > Run > type winipcfg > click | details. | | -- | MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com | -- | _________ | | "Mom2spots" <Mom2spots@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | news:929ADE4C-80B8-43F4-8341-C456D3C0470B@microsoft.com... | | I got a compaq presario computer for my daughter that has win 98 on it. | I'm | | not able to get the cable internet working on it I have a usb cord running | | from the cable modem to the tower of pc but can't open any IE pages. Any | | help??? | | | | Angie | |
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