help: xp/98se; marvell yukon lan; dsl

[sgoodwin]

Hi folks. I have a dual-boot system with XP and 98se. The yukon/dsl connection work fine under XP, but under 98se it connects fine but does not function. I'm sure it's an IP/configuration problem, but I can't figure it out. I've done all the obvious uninstall/reinstall without success.

Does XP do something to the on-board lan or 1-meg modem which leaves 98se unable to talk to them? Any ideas?

Cheers,
Simon

 

[Nodsu]

"connects fine" and "does not function" mean what?

 

[sgoodwin]

My DSL ISP has a software 'access manager' which manages the password and negotiates the connection. It's a ppoe (something like that) driver which binds to the lan card. So it goes through it's connection routine successfully, but I am unable to surf use other connectivity (IRC, etc). I'm sure it's a configuration problem within the OS which is keeping them from talking.

I'm just about to disable the on-board ethernet and try going back to a old D-Link 520TX. Would it be thoeretically possible to use both lan devices (D-Link for 98se and Yukon for XP) connected to a hub or router and disabling the device not in use by a particular OS?

Cheers,
Simon

 

[Samstoned]

it may be a driver issue with the onboard lan
the one Os does not realy see the other
look to the MB website for 98 drivers for that lan
I had a yukon that would not work with 98 even though they made driver for that OS
worked great with XP

 

[Nodsu]

In Windows 98, After establishing the PPPoE session, open the Windows command prompt and run the commands "ipconfig /all" and "route print". Paste the output here.

Yes, you can use two network cards no problem and yes, you can disable the one(s) you don't need.

 

[sgoodwin]

Thanks for the help all. I ended up disabling the on-board lan card and installing an old d-link t530 pci card (10/100 32-bit) which works great under both OS's. I presume there's no noticable performance hit for this solution?

Cheers,
Simon

In Windows 98, After establishing the PPPoE session, open the Windows command prompt and run the commands "ipconfig /all" and "route print". Paste the output here.

Yes, you can use two network cards no problem and yes, you can disable the one(s) you don't need.