NIC can ping, but Win 98 can't access Internet and other TCPIP apps?!?!

Hi,

I have a Win98SE machine that has been working fine for years. Yesterday,
it couldn't print to IP printers, couldn't access the Internet from a
browser (not even by IP address), but could ping and resolve IP addresses
from a command prompt, and could still copy files to mapped drives.

I first tried to uninstall and reinstall TCPIP and the NIC driver, but that
didn't work. I even disabled the onboard NIC, and then added a PCI NIC, but
I'm getting the same thing.

I ran file system checker, and all versions seemed OK. I ran Symantec
Antivirus, but nothing was found.

I've never seen anything like this! Normally a NIC works or doesn't.

Can you think of anything else I can try before I resort to formatting and
reloading everything?

Thanks.

-- Kent Iler
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I had a very similar problem using a phoneline NIC. The
PC could surf the net, read email etc., but would not see
any of the other PCs on the network. The final straw was
it could ping the other PCs but not recognize their domain
names or addresses. I tried different NICs, different
drivers, uninstalled drivers and reinstalled them to zero
progress. I friend suggested reloading W98SE. I even
tried that and it didn't fix it. I then reformated the
hard drive, litterally starting from scratch, then
reinstalled a clean copy of 98SE, then the NICs and
drivers. Everything now works fine.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I have a Win98SE machine that has been working fine for
years. Yesterday,
>it couldn't print to IP printers, couldn't access the
Internet from a
>browser (not even by IP address), but could ping and
resolve IP addresses
>from a command prompt, and could still copy files to
mapped drives.
>
>I first tried to uninstall and reinstall TCPIP and the
NIC driver, but that
>didn't work. I even disabled the onboard NIC, and then
added a PCI NIC, but
>I'm getting the same thing.
>
>I ran file system checker, and all versions seemed OK. I
ran Symantec
>Antivirus, but nothing was found.
>
>I've never seen anything like this! Normally a NIC works
or doesn't.
>
>Can you think of anything else I can try before I resort
to formatting and
>reloading everything?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-- Kent Iler
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>
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For advice specific to problems with secure sites, have a look at the first
link - for general advice, have a look at the second:

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#dns

You may like to give LSPFix or WinsockFix a go:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/lsp_fix.htm

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Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
_______________________________________
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/



Kent P. Iler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Win98SE machine that has been working fine for years.
> Yesterday, it couldn't print to IP printers, couldn't access the
> Internet from a browser (not even by IP address), but could ping and
> resolve IP addresses from a command prompt, and could still copy
> files to mapped drives.
>
> I first tried to uninstall and reinstall TCPIP and the NIC driver,
> but that didn't work. I even disabled the onboard NIC, and then
> added a PCI NIC, but I'm getting the same thing.
>
> I ran file system checker, and all versions seemed OK. I ran Symantec
> Antivirus, but nothing was found.
>
> I've never seen anything like this! Normally a NIC works or doesn't.
>
> Can you think of anything else I can try before I resort to
> formatting and reloading everything?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- Kent Iler
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Check out Steve Winograds June 6th response to Networking
Windows XP and 98. It seems to cover this specific
issue. Let me know what happens please.

>-----Original Message-----
>I had a very similar problem using a phoneline NIC. The
>PC could surf the net, read email etc., but would not see
>any of the other PCs on the network. The final straw was
>it could ping the other PCs but not recognize their
domain
>names or addresses. I tried different NICs, different
>drivers, uninstalled drivers and reinstalled them to zero
>progress. I friend suggested reloading W98SE. I even
>tried that and it didn't fix it. I then reformated the
>hard drive, litterally starting from scratch, then
>reinstalled a clean copy of 98SE, then the NICs and
>drivers. Everything now works fine.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have a Win98SE machine that has been working fine for
>years. Yesterday,
>>it couldn't print to IP printers, couldn't access the
>Internet from a
>>browser (not even by IP address), but could ping and
>resolve IP addresses
>>from a command prompt, and could still copy files to
>mapped drives.
>>
>>I first tried to uninstall and reinstall TCPIP and the
>NIC driver, but that
>>didn't work. I even disabled the onboard NIC, and then
>added a PCI NIC, but
>>I'm getting the same thing.
>>
>>I ran file system checker, and all versions seemed OK.
I
>ran Symantec
>>Antivirus, but nothing was found.
>>
>>I've never seen anything like this! Normally a NIC
works
>or doesn't.
>>
>>Can you think of anything else I can try before I resort
>to formatting and
>>reloading everything?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>-- Kent Iler
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>>
>>.
>>
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