Hi, sorry I took a while getting back but been bit busy.
I have drawn a diagram to try and explain my setup a bit better, hope this helps (Sorry think the tables got a bit smashed up at the bottom when I pasted them in):
Results of 'ipconfig /all' for all 3 pc's
Listed one after the other
The ip addresses are set to be obtained automatically.
As well as TCP/IP, I have also got NetBIOS & IPX/SPX protocalls installed.
ipconfig /all [for PC1]
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Windows 98 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : NetUser
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
0 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Ethernet ISA Adapter. v2.50.4
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-40-05-73-01-24
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.235.44
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 03 15 05 20:52:34
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
config /all [PC 2]
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Windows 98 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : VIGLEN 1600
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
0 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8029(AS) Ethernet Adapt
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-E0-7D-84-98-DB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.152.59
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 03 15 05 20:52:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-40-CA-B3-83-7D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.234.246
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 03 15 05 20:53:07
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
config /all [for PC 3]
Windows 98 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : OEMCOMPUTER
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
0 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Intel 82557-based Ethernet PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-A0-C9-C7-BD-61
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.195.57
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 03 14 05 21:49:49
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
Results of 'route print' for PC 2
Active Routes:
Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Metric
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.152.59 169.254.152.59 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.234.246 169.254.234.246 1
169.254.152.59 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.234.246 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.152.59 169.254.152.59 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.234.246 169.254.234.246 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.152.59 169.254.152.59 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.152.59 169.254.152.59 1
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