Bear with me here...I'm new with this networking thing, so I may not be articulating myself well.
I should preface by saying I wasn't the one who set up the original network so I wasn't entirely sure what the exact set-up was. Actually, last night I did realize that my Win 98 was not the host computer afterall (reading through "Wireless Home Networking for Dummies" set me right.
) You might say I've taken a three day crash course on how to do all this...I'm learning some of the lingo but not perhaps it's proper usage.
So, I guess my updated question is this: My Win 98 computer is the one I receive my e-mail on (using IE and Outlook Express 6). How do I transfer those settings to my new computer so I can open my e-mail there? (Yikes, I guess this question is really not quite the same one is it? Like I said, beginner on this networking thing).
And to clarify an earlier question...I've managed to hook up the Dell to the router, and I can see my Win 98 computer listed as part of the network when I view the network connections, and I can see the Dell listed in the same way on my old Win 98. I just can't seem to the Dell to access the internet. When I open IE 6, all I get is the "Page cannot be displayed" message (and I tried several URL's I know work on my Win 9
. I tried installing the D-Link router software on my Dell, but in order to access settings, I have to type the IP Address into IE 6, and all I get is the same "Page cannot be displayed" message. I can access this from my old computer however. Can I change settings there (if indeed I even need to change settings?)
Also, in regard to obtaining the IP addresses automatically...when I do this, it assigns an IP address to the Dell that isn't even on the same subnet. The rest of our computers are numbered something like "192.168.0.xxx", but the Dell was assigned "169.254.108.xxx" using autoconfigure. Plus it did not assign any DNS server. After reading through what info I had, I decided to try manually entering an IP address that was at least in the same subnet ("192.168.0.xxx), and entering the DNS server addy. ("Subnet mask" was already correct). When I did that, at least I was able to get it connected to the network. I just can't seem to get it connected to the internet. Firewalls on both systems are set up to allow computers on network through - at least I think they are. (I entered all computers IP addresses into the "trusted zones" - do I need to do more?)
Hope this clarifies my questions a bit more.