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[sqaeng]

I'm attempting to connect to my home network from a Win 98 SE laptop with a Belkin
Wireless G Notebook Card via a D-Link DIR-625 Router. The Belkin Wireless Networking
Utility sees the network, which has plenty of signal strength, but states no connectivity. It
suggests an incorrect WEP key, but I've checked that the one entered is identical to that
specified in the D-Link Router setup.

Belkin Technical Support walked me through diagnosing the Belkin Notebook Card and claims
it is working, and that the disconnect is in the router.

Several other PCs, all Win XP Pro installations, are directly connected to the Router and
work without error.

I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Notebook Card software/drivers several times, all with the
same result.

I apologize for the clumsy description but I'm not familiar with networking technology.

Please ask for clarification or more information if you need it in order to help.

[sqaeng]

Problem solved! It's due to the Belkin Notebook Card (BNC), not the D-Link Router.

Apparently Belkin Technical Support and the user manual for the BNC no longer provide
information about installing under Windows 98, even though all the Belkin documentation and
the support website state that the BNC supports Win 98. The manual describes in detail the
installation steps as applied in Win XP, but which are different in Win 98.

After the software has been installed and the BNC subsequently inserted, the final dialog
box says to restart the system to complete the installation. Okay for Win XP but not for Win
98. Instead of just restarting the operating system, for Win 98 the computer needs to be shut down then powered up. Then during the initialization of Win 98 the BNC configuration is completed, and subsequently the BNC successfully links to the wireless network.