slow network

[Jeff444]

I'm attempting to run a home network with a cable modem. I'm running Win98SE with internet connection sharing and file and printer sharing enabled. My "host" PC has the built-in UTP with is connected to the cable modem. My other NIC and the other PC's NIC is connected via TCP/IP with "obtain IP settings automatically" enabled. The IP's are DHCP'ed via roadrunner. The two 10mb Linksys EtherPCI NIC's see each other in the network neighborhood, and I can browse the shared devices and directories. Here lies the problem. When ever I try to access a file (i.e. doc or text file), it takes an extreme length of time to open, and eventually the document will open with no contents. I performed a ping back and forth to the NIC's and it passes when set to default 32byte buffer. However, when I crank up the buffer rate on the ping to above 1000 bytes, it fails the ping. I can tried different cables but to no avail. There is a link between all devices (NIC's and hub). I just can't verify if there is a more serious hardware problem since I don't have spare NIC's or another 10mb Hub. I can not find any help on the Microsoft support page or Linksys corp and no suggestion either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..

 

[BoNeZ]

If you're using ICS on the Win98 PC so that the other machines have net access, then you're obviously not obtaining an IP address from roadrunner. I may be wrong but from the sound of it you have 2 NICs in the Win98 "host" machine. If this is the case you need to manually assign an IP address to the 2nd NIC in that machine and to every other computer on the network.

One example would be to set the second NIC for 192.168.0.1, and then have the next PC set to 192.168.0.2 etc, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway of 192.168.0.1, the 2nd NIC on the "host" machine actually doesn't need a gateway.

See if that help you any.

BoNeZ