I think it's bin time. It connects to the router but can't see the internet. God knows why, my laptop has no probs. Plus it stops my computer shutting down!. Took it out, plugged in the Ethernet cable and everything works just fine.

Having worked through the FAQ's on the Linksys site, with no success. The final peice of information is:

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I can't help with the RTS setting issue but I have had the problem of a NIC preventing Windows 2000 shutting down. Yes I know that you are using Windows 98SE but the drivers you are using will have code of the same vintage.

In my case, the problem suddenly disappeared after a driver update from the Microsoft Update site. Unfortunately, Microsoft have discontinued support for W98SE so you will have to Google the driver sites for updates.

Iknow it's frustrating but you may save a lot of valuable time and angst by switching to another NIC.

I may try again tomorrow and look to see if a driver update is available, but it's not looking good.

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Could someone remind me how to check the NIC on a W98SE machine pse

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For the settings currently active: Start, Run, winipcfg

None of that 2000/XP/Vista ipconfig in a command box. if the latter still has a command box - I treasure my innocence of Vista. Kubuntu 6.06 for me.

it sounds a bit like the OS is giving up on the DHCP before the card is ready to receive one. Usually in these situations I just re-run the site survey and select the network again, prompting it to reconnect once everything is up and running.

It gets connected to the router and assigned an IP address, but for some reason can't access the internet. When I was trying to install the card it was only about three feet away from the Speedtouch, would this make any difference?.

distance should'nt matter providing it has a connection.

When it gets an IP address what does IPCONFIG /ALL have to say ?

How far down my diagnostic list would it go, last time I looked you were still on 169 addresses.

It would just get the IP addy from the router and that's it. No ping, couldn't open the router interface nothing.