TURN OFF PLUG AND PLAY TO SOLVE NETWORK CARD PROBLEMS

If you have a Plug and Play network card installed on your Windows 98 computer, the card may not function properly after you install a 16-bit real-mode driver. When you're forced to use this driver, you'll need to turn Plug and Play off in order for the network card to work properly.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Locate the setup disk that was supplied with the network card, which should include a setup utility program. If you cannot locate the disk, check the manufacturer's Web site for the setup program download.

2. Run the software setup utility and set the card to Non-Plug And Play Mode.

3. In Control Panel, double-click System and select the Device Manager tab.

Expand the Network Adapters tree and choose the network card.

Select Remove.
Click OK.

In Control Panel, double-click Add New Hardware.

Manually reinstall the network adapter.

Also, be aware that some cards will have a separate driver for Plug and Play and non-Plug and Play installations.