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jonz
11-20-2002, 10:50 PM
I installed a Linksys USB compact network adapter on my laptop it shows up in the device manager and in the network neighborhood but it does not show up in ipconfig and winipcfg.The operating system is win/98 se.:confused:
BipolarBill
11-20-2002, 11:15 PM
Try this from a DOS prompt:

C:\>PING 127.0.0.1 (or LOCALHOST)

If you get a return, the NIC is working. In that case, the cable is probably bad.
DVNT1
11-21-2002, 07:41 AM
also be sure you have bound TCP/IP to the NIC. To add it, go to the Contol Panel|Network then Add protocol, Microsoft, TCP/IP
BipolarBill
11-21-2002, 10:11 AM
Well, lookie who dropped in! :t
DVNT1
11-21-2002, 10:44 AM
:)

Hi BipolarBill
BipolarBill
11-21-2002, 11:43 AM
...now if we could only find Otheos, SysOpt would be back to normal. :(
Sterling_Aug
11-21-2002, 11:53 AM
I always thought ipconfig was specific to NT/2K/XP and winipcfg was for Win98?
BipolarBill
11-21-2002, 12:03 PM
DOS has always had IPCONFIG. Thanks to MS, we have the equivalent to WINIPCFG for WinNT:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/wntipcfg-o.asp
jonz
11-21-2002, 08:01 PM
Thanks guys I finally got it, I hadn't configured the tcp/ip protocol in network neighborhood.According to linksys the software that came with the nic was supposed to do that automatically,i guess it didn't.
BipolarBill
11-21-2002, 10:54 PM
The DeViaNT 1 strikes again! :cool: