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Ok, I've been dabbling with home networking in various forms for about 10 years,
and have always been able to figure out how to resolve any issue..
However, recently I have come across a problem that is pissing me off.
Here is my setup.
PC1 = P4 2 Ghz - XP Pro
PC2 = P3 550 Mhz - XP Home
PC3 = Pentium 266 Mhz - Win98SE
All three have 10/100 ethernet cards of various brands. Netgear NIC on PC3.
Netgear FE104 Fast Ethernet Hub, with an uplink to a Linksys BEFSR11 router,
which connects to the 3Com cable modem.
PC1 and PC2 have never had a problem. I can share folders and printers, transfer
files, remote desktop, connect to Internet, etc. No problems.
I just added PC3 to the network. I get a solid link light to the hub, but
cannot get a connection to the network.
It will not get an IP from the router's DHCP server, and cannot view the other
computers on the network. I tried using the same network card and ethernet
cable from PC2, tried adjusting a dozen different network settings (speed,
half/full duplex, etc), but no change.
I tried manually setting IP, default gateway (to router), DNS servers, etc, and
no change. I've always had PC1 and PC2 manually configured that way, to not use
DHCP, so I know I'm doing it correctly. But PC1 and PC2 have both worked using
DHCP as well.
I have installed Win98 on both PC1 and PC2 in the past, with that hub/router
combo, and those worked perfectly, with no configuration needed.
Hell, I even tried installing WinME on PC3 (gasp), but no change.
Here's the strange thing. If I connect PC3 directly to the cable modem,
bypassing hub/router, it gets the IP info from that DHCP server, and connects to
the Internet perfectly. So I know the network card works.
Reset everything and reconnect to the hub/router, and nothing again. Just shows
the IP as the Windows-assigned 169.254.xxx.xxx
I guess there just has to be some problem with that old Pentium computer that is
not compatible. I originally had purchased it in 1997, I think. I had sold it
in 2000 to a family member when I purchased PC2, and recently re-obtained it for
tinkering purposes. I thought sure that I had networked it with other computers
before, for playing Doom and other MP games, but probably used IPX/SPX or
Netbeui with a hub. I didn't have a router or cable modem at the time.
Anyway, if anyone has any comments/suggestions/tips, I would be grateful.
Thanks.
Jeff
Ok, I've been dabbling with home networking in various forms for about 10 years,
and have always been able to figure out how to resolve any issue..
However, recently I have come across a problem that is pissing me off.
Here is my setup.
PC1 = P4 2 Ghz - XP Pro
PC2 = P3 550 Mhz - XP Home
PC3 = Pentium 266 Mhz - Win98SE
All three have 10/100 ethernet cards of various brands. Netgear NIC on PC3.
Netgear FE104 Fast Ethernet Hub, with an uplink to a Linksys BEFSR11 router,
which connects to the 3Com cable modem.
PC1 and PC2 have never had a problem. I can share folders and printers, transfer
files, remote desktop, connect to Internet, etc. No problems.
I just added PC3 to the network. I get a solid link light to the hub, but
cannot get a connection to the network.
It will not get an IP from the router's DHCP server, and cannot view the other
computers on the network. I tried using the same network card and ethernet
cable from PC2, tried adjusting a dozen different network settings (speed,
half/full duplex, etc), but no change.
I tried manually setting IP, default gateway (to router), DNS servers, etc, and
no change. I've always had PC1 and PC2 manually configured that way, to not use
DHCP, so I know I'm doing it correctly. But PC1 and PC2 have both worked using
DHCP as well.
I have installed Win98 on both PC1 and PC2 in the past, with that hub/router
combo, and those worked perfectly, with no configuration needed.
Hell, I even tried installing WinME on PC3 (gasp), but no change.
Here's the strange thing. If I connect PC3 directly to the cable modem,
bypassing hub/router, it gets the IP info from that DHCP server, and connects to
the Internet perfectly. So I know the network card works.
Reset everything and reconnect to the hub/router, and nothing again. Just shows
the IP as the Windows-assigned 169.254.xxx.xxx
I guess there just has to be some problem with that old Pentium computer that is
not compatible. I originally had purchased it in 1997, I think. I had sold it
in 2000 to a family member when I purchased PC2, and recently re-obtained it for
tinkering purposes. I thought sure that I had networked it with other computers
before, for playing Doom and other MP games, but probably used IPX/SPX or
Netbeui with a hub. I didn't have a router or cable modem at the time.
Anyway, if anyone has any comments/suggestions/tips, I would be grateful.
Thanks.
Jeff