Problem with adding a TCP/IP protocol

[clucker]

I have just attached an EZ Connect USB/Ethernet converter for connection to my ADSL modem. I want to use the PCI Card (previously connected to the modem) to network my laptop. Installing the driver for the USB connection is not a problem. however it seems maybe that my Network dialog box is not working.

I need to bind a TCP/IP protocol to the USB/Ethernet converter, however when I try to add one it simply flickers (as if it received my mouse click) and then does nothing else (ie. it does not bring up a dialog box to select the Network Protocol).

I also tried to tick file sharing however that doesn't stay ticked, they just go back to blank. Which leads me to think there's simply a fault in my Windows 98.

Are there any suggestions on how to fix it other than reinstallng Win98 (which I really only want to do as a last resort).

I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice.

[Maddman]

You could try to uninstall your network componets and then reinstall the from a clean slate so to speak.

[clucker]

My concern with that is that I may not be able to reinstall any of them, then I'm back to reinstalling Windows (which I only did recently anyway). Just a pain to have to reinstall everything again, update drivers etc.

[Maddman]

try just uninstalling the tcp/ip and then reinstalling it and see if that helps.

[clucker]

Do you mean uninstall TCP/IP itself? If so how do you do that, through add/remove programs, windows setup? Or do you simply mean to remove TCP/IP from the Network dialog box. (I can't add a new client, service or adapter either - not that I want to just that it won't allow it). Thanks for your advice, this should have been so simple yet is damn frustrating.

[Maddman]

goto control panel and open network and highlight the first tcp/ip entry and click on remove. repeat for all tcp/ip entries then let it restart. when it restarts go back to control panel and open network and add tcp/ip back. all should be added when you add one

[clucker]

yep. I may need to give it a try, the only problem being that if the same problem continues then I have lost all TCP/IP therefore my internet connection etc. until I reinstall Windows.

[Maddman]

if it doesn't work you are still where you are now.

[clucker]

Not quite, at the moment my internet connection still works as it has an existing TCP/IP working, it's just I can't add another. But still, probably worth a shot.

[Maddman]

I do techsupport for a dsl company and both of thoes are trouble sooting techniches that I use everyday to help customers. This doesn't mean it is totaly safe but the tcp/ip should renew the tcp/ip stack and give all of the adapters a new tcp/ip config.