Getting windows 98' onto the internet

[fishwieght]

Ok I found the Dos Prompt and was able to find the IP information asked for earlier. Here it is.

DHCP Enabled : Yes
IP address : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway :
DHCP Server : 255.255.255.255
Primary Wins Server:
Secondary Wins Server:
Lease obtained:
Lease Expired:

2 Ethernet Adapter:

Description : VIA VT6102 Rhine II fast ethernet adapter
Physical address : 00-50-2c-03-F7-70
DHCP Enabled : NO
IP address : 192.168.10.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
Primary Wins server:
Secondary Wins server:
Lease obatained:
Lease expires:

[2k_dummy]

2 Ethernet Adapter:

Description : VIA VT6102 Rhine II fast ethernet adapter
Physical address : 00-50-2c-03-F7-70
DHCP Enabled : NO
IP address : 192.168.10.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
Primary Wins server:
Secondary Wins server:
Lease obatained:
Lease expires:

Go into network settings and select this adapter (the one you want should be preceded by tcp/ip) and set it to acquire IP address automatically. Then under the gateway tab, set it to the IP address of the router.

[fishwieght]

how do I find the IP address of the router?

[fishwieght]

I looked over the Rhine ethernet, I found that the Network ID was blank.  Where can I find out what the Network ID is?

[2k_dummy]

If you don't have access to the router, go to one of the other machines and open a command window. Enter the command ipconfig /all. It will likely be listed under gateway. At a guess, i would say it is 192.168.1.1

[fishwieght]

The gateway address was 192.168.60.2.  I typed this in.  It used to tell me that there was no internet connection, it does not say that anymore.  Now it says page cannot be displayed so maybe were getting somewhere.  Do I need to configure the TC/IP Rhine ethernet, which I found by scrolling down past the network adapters?

[2k_dummy]

Go to control panel/internet and under the connection tab tick "connect to the internet using local area network".

[fishwieght]

When I configure the Rhine II and click ok it tells me to insert the windows 98' CD.  The CD does nothing, it does not have the Network adapter on it.  I think my best bet is to download another network adapter and go from there.  Any suggestions of which one will work for me, and where I can download it at.  I appreciate the help.

[2k_dummy]

You cannot download an adapter, only drivers. The adapter in your machine is what you have to work with. If you have downloaded a mess of unnecessay drivers, I suggest you remove them. You may need to start from scratch. One thing you can try now - go into device manager and remove all network adapters. Then go into contral panel and double "add new hardware". See if windows detects your nic and loads drivers for it.

[WillyW]

You cannot download an adapter, only drivers. The adapter in your machine is what you have to work with. If you have downloaded a mess of unnecessay drivers, I suggest you remove them. You may need to start from scratch. One thing you can try now - go into device manager and remove all network adapters. Then go into contral panel and double "add new hardware". See if windows detects your nic and loads drivers for it.

See his post:    « Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 12:03:39 PM » 

I didn't want to say too much,  since I'm not real confident on this topic -  but to me,  after reading that post,     it sounds like he has a LOT of different  drivers installed.
Read that post again.....   what do you think?... am I correct?

Back then,  I was wondering if it would be good advice to tell him to uninstall them all,  and then just reinstall the one he needs.