"Gerry Voras" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If you can ping the local host, great\ -- that means the card works.
No probs there.
>
> If you can ping the local gateway, great -- that means you have
> connectivity.
And no probs there. In fact, pinging anything on the local net works, as
does browsing the local net machines.
>
> If you can ping the ISP's DNS server, that means your ISP can route you
> properly. You should then be able to ping by IP just about anywhere that
> hosts ICMP. The next thing you;ll need to try is pinging by URL to
confirm
> that DNS is properly working.
>
Only on the W98 machine is there a problem doing *anything* with the ISP.
From W98, it can't find the ISP's DNS by name. Numerically, I get a TTL
Exceeded, bur only on W98. Anything pinged off local net fails with TTL
probs.
> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > sorry for the delay. My meshugganah ISP was off air since forever, back
> now.
> >
> > "Gerry Voras" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > And what does winipcfg say about the setup after you reboot?
> >
> > Reads normally, showing a gateway -- and grabbing the right one from the
> > DHCP. Just the W98 machine can't get off the local net.
> >
> > >
> > > Have you tried deinstalling and reinstalling the TCP/IP stack?
> >
> > Tried that, and makes no difference.
> >
> > >
> > > "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I tried that. Still no luck. Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!
> > > >
> > > > Manually sat both the DNSs and the gateway. Nada.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Gerry Voras" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > If you know what the DNS server IP's are, then override the DHCP
> > > provided
> > > > > ones and set them manually.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > My network has a W98, Win XP & Win/ME machine on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > One day, my ISP had a conniption. When it came back, all
> > > > > > was fine with the XP and ME machine. However the 98
> > > > > > machine can't find the DHCP provided DNS (neither the
> > > > > > primary or secondary DNS)nor the gateway.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have full access from and to the machine from other
> > > > > > machines on the net, and can ping them without a problem --
> > > > > > and the W98 machine can be pinged on the local net.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I ping the DNS at the ISP numerically, I get an
> > > > > > exceeding TTL error, then 0% error and 4 for 4 pings go
> > > > > > through in < 10 ms.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The ME machine can print on the 98's printer as can the XP
> > > > > > machine, no prob.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How do I get internet access back?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Help!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ross
> > > > > >
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