Sudden DNS Error In Windows 98

I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys router with 4
ports. One port connects to my computer running Windows
XP, another to my sisters computer running Windows 98,
and two ports are open. Recently I unplugged my sisters
computer from the router and plugged in an additional XP
machine in its place. Later I removed the XP machine,
but when I plugged my sisters computer back in I lost
internet access and recieved a "page cannot be displayed
error" everytime I typed in a URL.

The computer is still being assigned the correct IP
address according to winipcfg, and I can ping microsoft
at 63.211.236.244, but when I type in "ping
www.microsoft.com" I get an unknown server error.

In addition, when I connect to the internet via a dail up
modem, I still get the "page cannot be displayed" error
message when attempting to visit any website.

Apparantly the DNS settings somehow got messed up.

Any ideas how to fix them?

Thanks in advance for any help.

I have the same problem. If someone contacts you please
let me know....thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys router with
4
>ports. One port connects to my computer running Windows
>XP, another to my sisters computer running Windows 98,
>and two ports are open. Recently I unplugged my sisters
>computer from the router and plugged in an additional XP
>machine in its place. Later I removed the XP machine,
>but when I plugged my sisters computer back in I lost
>internet access and recieved a "page cannot be displayed
>error" everytime I typed in a URL.
>
>The computer is still being assigned the correct IP
>address according to winipcfg, and I can ping microsoft
>at 63.211.236.244, but when I type in "ping
>www.microsoft.com" I get an unknown server error.
>
>In addition, when I connect to the internet via a dail
up
>modem, I still get the "page cannot be displayed" error
>message when attempting to visit any website.
>
>Apparantly the DNS settings somehow got messed up.
>
>Any ideas how to fix them?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>.
>

BoBrown: After 2 hours on the phone with linksys support
and countless hours trying to figure out the solution
myself, I was finally able to restore internet access
through my router on my Windows 98 computer.

Try the following in this order:

1. Do a find files or folders search for "hosts". Rename
the Hosts file (NOT the SAM file) to "Hosts.old".
Restart the computer. Try to access a website.

2. If that didn't work, download the latest version of
Internet Explorer to the computer on the network that
still has internet access, move the setup file to a
shared folder on the Windows 98 machine, and install the
latest version of Internet Explorer on the 98 machine,
then make sure under Tools->Options->Connections->LAN
that no boxes are checked. Restart and try to access a
website.

3. Recover Windows 98 using the recovery cd. Select
Recover (which does not overwrite or erase the files on
the hard drive) instead of Reformat. Restart and try to
access a website.

I actually did all three and one of them solved the
problem, not sure which.

Goodluck,

Brian


>-----Original Message-----
>I have the same problem. If someone contacts you please
>let me know....thanks.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys router with
>4
>>ports. One port connects to my computer running
Windows
>>XP, another to my sisters computer running Windows 98,
>>and two ports are open. Recently I unplugged my
sisters
>>computer from the router and plugged in an additional
XP
>>machine in its place. Later I removed the XP machine,
>>but when I plugged my sisters computer back in I lost
>>internet access and recieved a "page cannot be
displayed
>>error" everytime I typed in a URL.
>>
>>The computer is still being assigned the correct IP
>>address according to winipcfg, and I can ping microsoft
>>at 63.211.236.244, but when I type in "ping
>>www.microsoft.com" I get an unknown server error.
>>
>>In addition, when I connect to the internet via a dail
>up
>>modem, I still get the "page cannot be displayed" error
>>message when attempting to visit any website.
>>
>>Apparantly the DNS settings somehow got messed up.
>>
>>Any ideas how to fix them?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any help.
>>.
>>
>.
>