Hi all, I have a HP Windows 98 PC with a SMC Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter. Until yesterday they worked perfectly fine together. Installing the adapter was a breeze, not too long ago. Then I reinstalled Windows98 from scratch (incl HD format) because after 5 years the system had become really cluttered. Now I can't get the LAN to work. PROBLEMS: 1. The USB adapter does not see a wireless network, except when I unplug the USB cable and then plug it in again (which in itself is pretty annoying). Then it quickly finds a link. 2. But even after that, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express cannot find a server, whatever I try. WHAT I TRIED: - Dial-Up networking (works fine). - 'Never dial a connection' (doesn't help) - Remove the Dial-up Adapter (doesn't help) - Check my wireless router (says it gave out an IP address) - Check IPconfig (comes up with the same IP address) - Play with DHCP/IP/Gateway/DNS settings (nothing works, and it all worked fine using defaults before) - Ping my provider (that works) - Upgrade Internet Explorer through Windowsupdate by Dialup (didn't work) - Reinstall Windows (did that 4 times including HD format. Win98 is totally fresh from the System Recovery CD) I get the feeling something pretty basic is missing between Win98 and this wireless adapter. Any ideas? Did I forget that I installed some essential update a few years ago? Is there something else I can check? Thanks very much for your help or suggestions, Pjotr.