I came across an old Toshiba Tecra laptop that still works, and I want to add it to my home network, but here's the deal.....its an old Windows 98 model and has no usb ports. I can use a network pcmcia card wireless card, but will win 98 work on my network which is XP, and is there any way to hook up a usb port, or is there some kind of usb adapters I could use??
2007-07-05 12:55:03 · 4 answers · asked by clone17 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Hi. You can purchase a USB port card and install it, but Win98 does not support USB 2.0, so you will be stuck with a slower speed. The card I have cost more to ship than the the price of the card.
2007-07-05 13:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, No Problem. Make a Floppy off an Xp machine that gives password to Modem of ISP or Administor of Routing.
This will give you XP VPN virtual private networking; Also routing Dhcp numbers and it will adjust Automatically with all changes.You can also use the xp CD {other Task). Win 2000 is the only snare; It must be handled manually. This is for Ethernet workgrouping. Usb networking will drain your processing structure in most 98 installs. Unless a Virtual machine is used in your programs handling your routing.
2007-07-05 23:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by 90gens 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt matter if ur network is xp u can connect. as for USB there should be a thing that slides into the wireless card holder that has a usb port on it
2007-07-05 20:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by answerer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy USB slot for your toshiba computer. WIn98 and XP are compatible in networking. Why not go for Wireless?
2007-07-06 06:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by hpathik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋