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noob; how to connect to internet?
Sorry guys, I haven't used Win98 for a decade. I've built a legacy
Win98 box and need to connect to the net. (Please note, I have the internet working just fine on my XP box - it uses an ethernet cable with an external modem.) Please can someone tell me what hardware I need to buy for my Win98 box so I can just use my existing ethernet cable and modem? I think I need a PCI card of some description. And I'm guessing one that comes with Win98 drivers. Any ideas very welcome. Please note that my Win98 mobo does not have any ethernet connector thingy at its rear, which is why I think I need to buy some kind of PCI card. Thanks very much, best regards from Robert. |
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noob; how to connect to internet?
http://tinyurl.com/2wd68q
Yes, make sure the modem has Win9x drivers. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "rpgs rock dvds" wrote in message ... Sorry guys, I haven't used Win98 for a decade. I've built a legacy Win98 box and need to connect to the net. (Please note, I have the internet working just fine on my XP box - it uses an ethernet cable with an external modem.) Please can someone tell me what hardware I need to buy for my Win98 box so I can just use my existing ethernet cable and modem? I think I need a PCI card of some description. And I'm guessing one that comes with Win98 drivers. Any ideas very welcome. Please note that my Win98 mobo does not have any ethernet connector thingy at its rear, which is why I think I need to buy some kind of PCI card. Thanks very much, best regards from Robert. |
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noob; how to connect to internet?
What? Win98??? What are you doing, dude? Look at window!!! There is a
MILLENIUM time! Time for XP and Vista!!! Do not fun the peoples!!!! |
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noob; how to connect to internet?
On 13 Mar, 12:08, rpgs rock dvds wrote:
Sorry guys, I haven't used Win98 for a decade. *I've built a legacy Win98 box and need to connect to the net. *(Please note, I have the internet working just fine on my XP box - it uses an ethernet cable with an external modem.) Please can someone tell me what hardware I need to buy for my Win98 box so I can just use my existing ethernet cable and modem? *I think I need a PCI card of some description. *And I'm guessing one that comes with Win98 drivers. *Any ideas very welcome. Please note that my Win98 mobo does not have any ethernet connector thingy at its rear, which is why I think I need to buy some kind of PCI card. Thanks very much, best regards from Robert. Ok, I think I can answer my own question. I think I need a gadget that has USB (version 2) at one end, so you can plug it in to the Win98 box, and an ethernet adapter plug socket thingy on the other end (at the "gadget" end). They seem to be reasonably priced too, about £10 / $20. The good thing about them is that most (if not all) of these devices on the market support Win98SE as well as more modern OSs, so I can also get the proper drivers. (Please note: I've run out of PCI slots.) Example device = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-USB-1.../dp/B000062R4P -Robert. |
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