Greetings Win98 Group:
I have a Win98 home network with 3 machines (2SE, 1FE) connected by cable to a Linksys-G
router. All 3 machines share files with no problems, but only 2 will connect to the Internet.
The only difference I can see is, the 2 machines that connect to the Internet have an extra adapter
in NetworkNeighborhood-properties listed to non-existent devices bound to TCP/IP protocols.
The non-existent devices were second NICs in each machine connected to individual DSL
modems for the Internet. This arrangement worked well for several years - all 3 machines shared
files and connected to the Internet. When the Broadband router was installed, I yanked the
second NIC out of each machine. All 3 machines removed the adapter listing from the Device
Manager, but only one machine removed the adapter from "Client for Microsoft Networks" in the
Network Configuration listing - the machine that wont connect to the Internet.
The obvious answer is to stick the second NIC back into the machine that wont connect to the
Internet; but that entails running 100 feet of Cat5 cable throughout my house to accommodate the
redundant connection back to the router- not a very practical solution.
Any suggestions as to what may be causing this Windows 98 odd-man-out behavior would be
greatly appreciated.
bigjet