Cannot assign tcpip address on any network device or card..

I have a computer running Win98 and I added a network card to use to
connect the computer to my DSL connection. I went in to assign a static
Tcp-ip address and the box opened up but there was no cursor and it
wouldn't accept any numbers or letters that I typed in - almost like it
was disabled. I tried every network card or device in the Network list
and got the same thing. I there a way into the registry and just wipe
out all of the current network settings and devices and start over from
scratch and reinstall the network cards ? thanks...

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Etop Udoh
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a computer running Win98 and I added a network card to use to
>connect the computer to my DSL connection. I went in to assign a static
>Tcp-ip address and the box opened up but there was no cursor and it
>wouldn't accept any numbers or letters that I typed in - almost like it
>was disabled. I tried every network card or device in the Network list
>and got the same thing. I there a way into the registry and just wipe
>out all of the current network settings and devices and start over from
>scratch and reinstall the network cards ? thanks...

The problem could be related to video and font settings. If you've
changed any of the Windows display fonts, change them back to the
defaults. Download and install the latest drivers for the computer's
video card. If you can't do it on that computer, use another computer
and write the drivers to a removal medium (floppy, CD, USB thumb
drive, etc).
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Thanks for the tips but what I know would work is going into the registry
and deleting certain entries that would wipe out everything in the network
properties box and return everything to default as if windows had been
reloaded again.

I had a tech from one of my previous ISP's walk me thru that in the
windows registry. I didn't save that information, but I do know that that
worked and that is can be done without having reload the entire computer
again.


thanks..


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Etop Udoh
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >I have a computer running Win98 and I added a network card to use to
> >connect the computer to my DSL connection. I went in to assign a static
> >Tcp-ip address and the box opened up but there was no cursor and it
> >wouldn't accept any numbers or letters that I typed in - almost like it
> >was disabled. I tried every network card or device in the Network list
> >and got the same thing. I there a way into the registry and just wipe
> >out all of the current network settings and devices and start over from
> >scratch and reinstall the network cards ? thanks...
>
> The problem could be related to video and font settings. If you've
> changed any of the Windows display fonts, change them back to the
> defaults. Download and install the latest drivers for the computer's
> video card. If you can't do it on that computer, use another computer
> and write the drivers to a removal medium (floppy, CD, USB thumb
> drive, etc).
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

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Why does it have to be a static address?

"Etop Udoh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the tips but what I know would work is going into the registry
> and deleting certain entries that would wipe out everything in the network
> properties box and return everything to default as if windows had been
> reloaded again.
>
> I had a tech from one of my previous ISP's walk me thru that in the
> windows registry. I didn't save that information, but I do know that
that
> worked and that is can be done without having reload the entire computer
> again.
>
>
> thanks..
>
>
> "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Etop Udoh
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >I have a computer running Win98 and I added a network card to use to
> > >connect the computer to my DSL connection. I went in to assign a static
> > >Tcp-ip address and the box opened up but there was no cursor and it
> > >wouldn't accept any numbers or letters that I typed in - almost like it
> > >was disabled. I tried every network card or device in the Network list
> > >and got the same thing. I there a way into the registry and just wipe
> > >out all of the current network settings and devices and start over from
> > >scratch and reinstall the network cards ? thanks...
> >
> > The problem could be related to video and font settings. If you've
> > changed any of the Windows display fonts, change them back to the
> > defaults. Download and install the latest drivers for the computer's
> > video card. If you can't do it on that computer, use another computer
> > and write the drivers to a removal medium (floppy, CD, USB thumb
> > drive, etc).
> > --
> > Best Wishes,
> > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> >
> > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> >
> > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >
> > Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> > http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>
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> | P.O. Box 1054| Http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/sdruid |
> |Snellville, Ga| Http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-sdruid |
> | 30078 | Http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/bit/9122 |
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> | A+ Certified Net+ Certified |
> | \/ \/ |
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>
>

DHCP is not available so it would naturally have to be a static
address....otherwise I would
not be writing this.

thanks...



SFB - KB3MM wrote:

> Why does it have to be a static address?
>
> "Etop Udoh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the tips but what I know would work is going into the registry
> > and deleting certain entries that would wipe out everything in the network
> > properties box and return everything to default as if windows had been
> > reloaded again.
> >
> > I had a tech from one of my previous ISP's walk me thru that in the
> > windows registry. I didn't save that information, but I do know that
> that
> > worked and that is can be done without having reload the entire computer
> > again.
> >
> >
> > thanks..
> >
> >
> > "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Etop Udoh
> > > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > > >I have a computer running Win98 and I added a network card to use to
> > > >connect the computer to my DSL connection. I went in to assign a static
> > > >Tcp-ip address and the box opened up but there was no cursor and it
> > > >wouldn't accept any numbers or letters that I typed in - almost like it
> > > >was disabled. I tried every network card or device in the Network list
> > > >and got the same thing. I there a way into the registry and just wipe
> > > >out all of the current network settings and devices and start over from
> > > >scratch and reinstall the network cards ? thanks...
> > >
> > > The problem could be related to video and font settings. If you've
> > > changed any of the Windows display fonts, change them back to the
> > > defaults. Download and install the latest drivers for the computer's
> > > video card. If you can't do it on that computer, use another computer
> > > and write the drivers to a removal medium (floppy, CD, USB thumb
> > > drive, etc).
> > > --
> > > Best Wishes,
> > > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> > >
> > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> > > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> > > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> > >
> > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > >
> > > Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> > > http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
> >
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> > | P.O. Box 1054| Http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/sdruid |
> > |Snellville, Ga| Http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-sdruid |
> > | 30078 | Http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/bit/9122 |
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> > | A+ Certified Net+ Certified |
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> >
> >

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| 30078 | Http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/bit/9122 |
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| A+ Certified Net+ Certified |
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