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I am trying to connect some older systems(WinME) to my home wireless network. I'm using a CompUSA branded wifi card that uses the Realtek 8185 chipset. My router is a Netgear MR814v2. I installed the latest drivers without any problem. The systems connect to my network just fine and I can transfer files easily. But I am unable to connect to the internet. The browsers (IE, Firfox) don't load any web page and usually crash. It seems that anything that tries to connect to the internet (Zonealarm, Antivirus,WMP, etc) crashes. I have tried with the firewall on and off. I even tried reinstalling WinME over itself with no affect. I've deleted and reinstalled tcp/ip , again no change. Any ideas short of reformatting or going to XP(don't think the older systems can handle it with out a lot of upgrades)? Thanks for any ideas. Jex Message Edited by Jex on 09-19-2006 11:38 AM

volcano11 · Answer

Are all computers set to use DHCP (obtain an IP address automatically) or have you assigned IP addresses to each network card.   With a router, you should use DHCP and make sure that DHCP is enabled on the router.   Steve

Jex · Answer

They are set to automatically obtain their IP.

volcano11 · Answer

Are all computers connected to this router Windows ME computers or do you have some computers that can connect throught the router by wireless?  Is the router connected to a cable or to a dsl modem?   Steve

Jex · Answer

I have 2 XP laptops that connect to the router via wifi plus a XP desktop that is wired to the router. No problems with network or internet. I also have an ME laptop that works fine using a netgear .b card, but when I tried to install the CompUsa .g card I ran into the same problem (network ok but no internet). When a program would crash I would get an error message like 'Firefox has cause an error in (unknown).' When I uninstalled the card and driver I continued to have internet problem. Had to use system restore to get the system usable again. Message Edited by Jex on 09-20-2006 09:55 PM

volcano11 · Answer

I suspect that there is a problem with the drivers for the CompUSA branded wireless cards.  Have you searched for updated drivers?   Steve

jec4312 · Answer

as I was reading this I wondered if you have (I think its) netbios or netbeui enabled? This is coming up from the depths of my memory but I seem to remember one or both have to be enabled to let ME work with XP?

Jex · Answer

I am using the latest driver from the Realtek website.

The ME systems talk to the XP systems on the network just fine. I can transfer files between computers easily. The problems only arrise when I try to access the internet.

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