2 TCP/IP's to 1 NIC win ME fails!

[vello]

Hi,

Run into problem ...
There is a local network and some ISP and Win NT server.
Workstations runs win 98 and at network settings there are two TCP/IP's
bounded to one NIC.
Both have different IP's.

While trying to install similar setup to Win ME - I fail.
In win ME I can add second TCP but it is bound to <nothing>. I can give a
second TCP a IP number but while exiting settings and restarting network
panel - the second TCP has gone ...
I can go to NIC properties and bind second TCP/IP to this NIC but it's gone
at next dialog opening.
The procedure described above works well with win 98.

I changed the NIC to another brand and drivers, (Cnet to Toplink ...). No
help.

It looks much like a Win ME bug or then just MS has removed this multiple
TCP/IP capability roughly to make us to buy some more expensive w2k into
every workstation.

Any hints, did I missed something?

 

[Guest_imported]

Tell why do you need two IP addresses in each workstation?

 

[vello]

There is a 1)LAN PPP network or NT server and PPP. (in two different places)
2) There is another physical public server providing Internet to several different LANs.

Two TCP/IP binded to NIC, that is what a workstations looks at network panel settings, when there is win 98.
Repeating this configuration with win ME deosn't function.
THAT IS - IN MANY CASES WIN ME CAN'T BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING NETWORKS INSTEAD OF 98.
Preliminary decent message from MS has confirmed it - it's likely by design of ME.