I am having a problem dual booting my computer using a Linksys
Wireless G router.
I have my desktop computer which is hardwired into the router
and is running both Windows XP Pro and Win98 SE. I also have
a laptop running Windows98 SE and has a Linksys Wirless G pcmcia
adapter.
First I think it is important to note that before I got the wirleess
router, I had my desktop computer connected directly to my cable
modem through a Cat5 cable and both partitons were able to access
the internet just fine through the one NIC card.
So, whilst I was in Windows XP Pro (desktop), I got my new shiny
wireless router out of the box, read the instructions, ran the setup
program and once completed my desktop was able to access the
router over the wired connection and my latop was working wirelessly.
Yeah! I had the DHCP server enabled in the router software and it
assigned an IP address to the desktop NIC and the wireless NIC
on the laptop.
I then booted the desktop computer into Windows98 SE. It would not
boot up. It just stayed on a black screen with a blinking cursor in the l
eft upper corner for about 6 minutes..and then the computer just
rebooted on it's own.
I unplugged the Cat5 cable from the NIC and was finally able to get
it to boot into Windows98. But, once Win98 was up and running, if I re-attached the Cat5 cable, then the internet connection would not
work and it did not automatically assign an IP address to the NIC.
So, I decided to reverse the process. I totally reset the wirless router
and started with the Windows98 partition. Ran the Linksys setup utility
and viola, the desktop and laptop were once again online and all looked
good. I then rebooted into Windows XP Pro and I have the same issue.
It stayed on the Windows XP Pro logo screen for 6 minutes or so, and eventually the computer rebooted itself.
My guess is the routing table on the router can't deal with the same
NIC on 2 operating systems. But, why should that matter??
Shouldn't it just assign an IP address via the DHCP regardless
of the OS??
So, the quick fix was to get another NIC card, and have only one of them enabled in each partition and let the DHCP use the different cards on the different partitions.
Is there a way around this? And why does the router have a problem with the 2 OS's?? I just want to use the one NIC on both partitons
with the router.
Any insight would be most appreciated.
Wireless G router.
I have my desktop computer which is hardwired into the router
and is running both Windows XP Pro and Win98 SE. I also have
a laptop running Windows98 SE and has a Linksys Wirless G pcmcia
adapter.
First I think it is important to note that before I got the wirleess
router, I had my desktop computer connected directly to my cable
modem through a Cat5 cable and both partitons were able to access
the internet just fine through the one NIC card.
So, whilst I was in Windows XP Pro (desktop), I got my new shiny
wireless router out of the box, read the instructions, ran the setup
program and once completed my desktop was able to access the
router over the wired connection and my latop was working wirelessly.
Yeah! I had the DHCP server enabled in the router software and it
assigned an IP address to the desktop NIC and the wireless NIC
on the laptop.
I then booted the desktop computer into Windows98 SE. It would not
boot up. It just stayed on a black screen with a blinking cursor in the l
eft upper corner for about 6 minutes..and then the computer just
rebooted on it's own.
I unplugged the Cat5 cable from the NIC and was finally able to get
it to boot into Windows98. But, once Win98 was up and running, if I re-attached the Cat5 cable, then the internet connection would not
work and it did not automatically assign an IP address to the NIC.
So, I decided to reverse the process. I totally reset the wirless router
and started with the Windows98 partition. Ran the Linksys setup utility
and viola, the desktop and laptop were once again online and all looked
good. I then rebooted into Windows XP Pro and I have the same issue.
It stayed on the Windows XP Pro logo screen for 6 minutes or so, and eventually the computer rebooted itself.
My guess is the routing table on the router can't deal with the same
NIC on 2 operating systems. But, why should that matter??
Shouldn't it just assign an IP address via the DHCP regardless
of the OS??
So, the quick fix was to get another NIC card, and have only one of them enabled in each partition and let the DHCP use the different cards on the different partitions.
Is there a way around this? And why does the router have a problem with the 2 OS's?? I just want to use the one NIC on both partitons
with the router.
Any insight would be most appreciated.
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