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Wireless USB Adapter connects to router, not to internet

  • 11-01-2008 3:47pm
    #1
    scooter_pie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi,

    I have a Micronet USB Wireless Adapter stuck on a Win98 machine and a 3com router. The router works because I have other boxes connected via Cat5 cables. I installed the Micronet drivers okay and I am able to log on to the router at 192.168.1.1, but when I try to ping www.google.com I get a "no route to host".

    I used to have a Compaq network card installed in the box but I disabled it and my TCP/IP settings specify a fixed IP (192.168.1.99), DNS disabled, and 192.168.1.1 as the gateway.


    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Try giving it the same dns server number as in your router.


  • #3
    scooter_pie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭scooter_pie


    That did it. Thanks. Don't know why I should need it though, since with the other computers that aren't wirelessly connected don't need to specify the ISP's DNS server. All they need is the IP of my gateway. But thanks again.


  • #4
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Putting your router's IP in the DNS server 1 box as well as default gateway probably would have done the same thing.


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