Hi,

I've had several issues related to this. Specifically networking Win98 with
Win98SE thru the TCP/IP protocol. This has even been true with Direct Cable
connections. Installing NetBEUI was a temporary fix, but ultimately I would
change the TCP/IP version to match all systems in question. I did this by
upgrading all Win98 boxes to Win98SE. Another solution was to use drivers
provided by the NIC OEM even if the file was older. This experience had
given me the impression Win98SE is not backwords compatible with Win98 on
the TCP/IP protocol. Hopefully there's another solution available that
someone else can share.

-yui shin

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael A. Wosnick <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Network Question: Where's the ping?


> I have wrestled all day with the problem and can offer the following
update
> as an appeal for more help.
>
> To remind, I have 3 computers at home, all running Win98SE or Win98. I
have
> installed D-Link Phonelink adapters in each (HPNA2.0) to create a home
> network. When I installed TCP/IP and NetBEUI, I was able to see all three
> computers, and was able to set up file and print sharing OK. However, I
was
> unable to ping in
> all directions. I was able to ping computer 3 from either computer 1 or
> computer 2, but no other pings worked in any direction. This baffled me
> since the network "worked", but where was the ping? I figured if I didn't
> get the TCP/IP ping problem sorted out, then step two of going for
internet
> connection sharing on my cable modem would be out of the question.
>
> First thing I surmised is that the network was running on NetBEUI not
> TCP/IP. Sure enough when I removed NetBEUI altogether, the network
> disappeared. Through re-installing drivers, software etc I am now at the
> point where, with ONLY TCP/IP installed (i.e. NO NetBEUI at all) two of my
> three computers are able to ping and be pinged under TCP/IP. The third
> computer remains the mystery.
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