[ale] Telnet problems - continued

[eric.brubakken at SouthernEnergy.Com (Brubakken, Eric)]

Yesterday I posted a problem using Telnet and being forced to use the modem
to connect to my LAN at home.?? From numerous responses here I have solved
that delema and thanks to all that responded to my question.?? But now for
the next round.
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I have 2 WinXX boxes on my LAN and I can open a MS-DOS command window on
each box and ping my Linux box without a problem.?? But on the new Win98 box
when I now use Telnet every thing 'appears' to be working but,?? I do not get
any prompt for a login when trying to connect the the Linux box.?? I can type
in characters, but nothing else happens.?? When I select disconnect from the
menu I get this message "You still have open remote connections - do you
want to disconnect?".?? Each PC connected to the LAN has a subnet address of
255.255.255.0 is this correct or should each subnet be unique??? 
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Thanks
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Eric