how do get on the internet with windows 98?

Question

i just got this D-link card, and the computer reconigies it as a PC card, ubt i dont know how to get on the internet with it. Can i like get wireless, or does it still have to be wired, im very un- computered, i just gave thatto my on, and he wants to ge on the internet, so i want to help him but i cant!!! so if u dont mind be very specific. And its a compaq 1999 and it runs windows 98

how do i install a new driver

it has no ethernet port, it is wireless as far as i know

Answer 1

Let me assure you Windows 98 will allow you to get on the Internet and D-Link is a very good access card. You did not say if it was a wired or wireless card. It probably is a wired card. If it has a wide telephone jack on the card it is a wired card. (I will give you the wired instructions)

Step 1. Remove the D-link card from the computer and reboot.

Step 2. Put the CD ROM that came with the card in the computer and install the drivers or if it has a setup option use that and let it complete. Using the setup options will install the drivers. If you do not have the disk you will need to go to the D-Link web site and download the drivers.

Step 3. Insert the D-link and Windows 98 should recognize the card and Install the correct drivers for it, since you put them in the computer from the disk.

Step 4. Assuming it is a wired card hook up an Ethernet cable from the D-Link card to your router or Cable/DSL modem.

Step 5. On the computer go to Start>Settings>Control Panel and double click on the "Network" icon.

Look for the TCP/IP (name) Ethernet Adapter (in the white box labeled the following network connections are installed) and double click on the TCP/IP information or click it one time (it will highlight in blue) and choose properties.

Under the IP address tab make sure that Obtain an IP address automatically has a radio dot in front of it.

Under the WINS configuration tab (near the bottom) make sure that Use DHCP for WINS resolution has a radio dot in front of it.

Under the DNS configuration tab make sure DNS is disabled *unless your ISP has given you a specific DNS server to use. If they did then enable DNS and put the numbers in.

You can ignore the rest of the tabs.

Step 6 Restart the computer

Step 7 You should now be able to connect to the Internet.

Best of luck getting connected.

FYI you can connect wirelessly only if you have a wireless router and buy a wireless PC card and configure them both correctly.

Answer 2

Windows 98 is not plug and play compatible. You need to install the correct driver.