windows 98 se internet connection via router/modem

albertross_2

when you say yep but no go, could you elaborate, do you mean it is installed, and visible in device manager, without any obvious errors?

is tcp/ip installed now, and pinging? you may need to do the winipcfg release and renew

the 3c920 is backwards compatible with other 3c90x's (I think - 3coms numbering system does my head in sometimes, they are all similar numbers)

Is the numbered light on on the router 1,2,3,4 ?

robnye

cant see it in the hardware profile.....

tried winipcfg

just flashing the bios

will investigate more tomorrow

thanks for your help so far....... today is another day

Godders

robnye wrote:

yep, but no go..... the dell website says it has a 3c920, but i cant find the drivers for it.

I have checked the socket where the cable goes in and it is orange...... i know it should be green.

any ideas how i can check to see if it is working ? (apart from control panel)

Does this help?

albertross_2

Try godders suggestion.

If it is enabled in the bios, it should either show as an unknown, working, or non-working (question,exclamation mark, or red cross) device, in device manager. If it is a question mark, delete it, and refresh.

Try add new hardware if nothing at all is showing.

http://www.bcuc.ac.uk/main.asp?page=2203

robnye

thanks peeps.... actually godders was on the right track.

the nic wasnt showing in the hardware panel. but pci ethernet controller was showing as a big yellow !

after downloading umpteen different drivers, finally managed to find one that once i clicked on the setup.exe...... bobs was my uncle.
it loaded the driver, and all the network conenctions.... evrything is now hunky dory.