I have an XP machine as the gateway and one 98 client, using a crossover cable to make the network.
Everytime I switch the computers off, everything is forgotten and the network doesn’t exist when I switch on again. This has been driving me up the wall for about 3 months now.
I run the network wizard on the XP gateway and get yet another printer in my network (I now have 15 and no way to get rid of them) and still the 98 will not connect to the internet through the gateway.
Is there somewhere a step by step instruction to tell me what exactly the network settings in the control panels and the internet settings in the 98’s explorer should be, as I now haven’t a clue as to what I’ve changed and when. I have spent about 4 hours a night for the last 3 months trying to get it back together, and no, the wizard does not work any more.
At the last look, the 98 was
TCP/IP properties: Specify an IP address ticked 192.168.0.100
Disable WINS.
Installed Gateway 192.168.0.100
Disable DNS.
Bindings: Client for Microsoft Networks and File & printer sharing both ticked.
NetBIOS: Enable netbios ticked but greyed out.
Advanced: Allow Binding to ATM set to yes.
DE220 properties:
Driver type: Enhanced mode 32 bit & 16 bit driver ticked.
Bindings: TCP/IP ticked.
Client for Microsoft Networks:
Logon and restore network connections ticked.
File and Printer Sharing:
Browse Master enabled
LM Announce Yes
In Internet Explorer Tools/Internet Options/connections/LAN settings/Automatically detect settings ticked.
On the XP gateway:
Local Area Connection properties:
Name Service Providor: Windows Locator
Internet Protocol properties: set to : Use the following address: 192.168.0.1
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Use the following DNS Server addresses is ticked with no entry.
Advanced:
IP Addresses window has 192.168.0.1 in it .
and Automatic Metric is ticked
DNS:
Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes is ticked, as is “Append parent suffixes
of the primary DNS suffix” and “Register this connection’s addresses in DNS”
WINS:
Enable LMHOSTS lookup is ticked.
Enable NETBIOS over TCP/IP is ticked
Options:
TCP/IP filtering
Proprties of above all set to “permit all”
I think that’s everything that’s ticked.
Any ideas?
