Here we go... SMC NIC 10/100 and WIN98SE

That is good news to read .

I would not be at all surprised if setting P-N-P OS to NO wasn't a little bit of help.

Windows may not have asked for the driver location because they were already in the Windows/inf or Windows/inf/other folders.

But anyhow. Gald to read that things are looking better.

PS.

I never installed ANY ISP software. MY Road Runner software is still sitting in the un-open baox where the Tech left it.

BillyBob

 

Never even got to fooling with the bios... took a chance on trying the card without all the other procedures and in she went. Off to exchange the router for a LinkSys so that Verizon can further ***** me up.

Already ran the cable for the office connection and the new box is sitting up there happily talking to the old one when I let it.

Now to get a desk up three narrow and winding flights of stairs!

I wish I was Fifty again!

Vince

 

Glad to hear it's going.
The Realtek card installed without a request for restart, because the drivers are built in to Windows. Just another reason to use namebrand hardware.
I would read the documentation with the router before exchanging it. Most all SOHO routers will handle PPoE with ease.
Basically, it's the router doing the dialling and handshake, instead of a computer. Once connected, all computers on the LAN (hooked to the router) will be able to access the internet.
All computers should also be able to fileshare.
If there is any problem with fileshare, it's an XP thing, and can easily be solved with the installation of NetBEUI for the LAN.