[GH-ISSUE #54] No internet conection on 86Box when using [PCI] AMD PCnet-PCI II network device #48

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opened 2026-03-03 18:48:33 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:48:33 +03:00

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Originally created by @seadra on GitHub (Sep 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/54

(I originally reported this to 86Box here but it turned out to be a quickinstaller issue.)

Using win98-quickinstall 0.9.6 or 0.9.4 and [PCI] AMD PCnet-PCI II on 86Box, I am unable to connect to the internet. When I tested the same configuration (linked in my 86Box issue above) using vanilla Windows 98SE, the internet connection works fine.

Seems to be a driver issue?

On VirtualBox, there are no internet connection problems with 0.9.4 (haven't tested 0.9.6).

Originally created by @seadra on GitHub (Sep 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/54 (I originally reported this to 86Box [here](https://github.com/86Box/86Box/issues/6134) but it turned out to be a quickinstaller issue.) Using win98-quickinstall 0.9.6 or 0.9.4 and [PCI] AMD PCnet-PCI II on 86Box, I am unable to connect to the internet. When I tested the same configuration (linked in my 86Box issue above) using vanilla Windows 98SE, the internet connection works fine. Seems to be a driver issue? On VirtualBox, there are no internet connection problems with 0.9.4 (haven't tested 0.9.6).

kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:48:33 +03:00

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@seadra commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2025):

I also tested it with [PCI] AMD PCnet-FAST III and [PCI] Realtek RTL8139C and neither worked.
However, [ISA16] Novell NE2000 worked (screenshot).

@seadra commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2025): I also tested it with [PCI] AMD PCnet-FAST III and [PCI] Realtek RTL8139C and neither worked. However, [ISA16] Novell NE2000 worked ([screenshot](https://github.com/86Box/86Box/issues/6134#issuecomment-3263995728)).

kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:48:34 +03:00

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@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025):

Cannot reproduce

@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025): <img width="1709" height="806" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/23a2590f-91a0-4349-b8b2-4a168d24f0fd" /> Cannot reproduce

kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:48:34 +03:00

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@seadra commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025):

Thanks for testing!

I just did a fresh install, and the networking actually runs. What seems to be the trigger is: once I install https://archive.org/details/SoundBlasterPCI128_201903 and reboot, I'm unable to ping.

On vanilla Windows 98 SE, I can't reproduce this.

@seadra commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025): Thanks for testing! I just did a fresh install, and the networking actually runs. What seems to be the trigger is: once I install https://archive.org/details/SoundBlasterPCI128_201903 and reboot, I'm unable to ping. On vanilla Windows 98 SE, I can't reproduce this.