TCP/IP DNS problem over Dial up adapter

Can over dial up connect to my ISP (Earthlink), and can
ping internet resources via their IP address.

Cannot ping via DNS and cannot resolve names. Earthlink's
DNS servers are working OK.

REinstalled all the networking software components, but
did not fix problems.

PC runs Windows 98SE over a generic modem. System has
worked for years and just last week stopped working. No
new software was installed.

Thanks.
Mike

Seems like a winsock2 issue. Remove all your TCP/IP
entries but say "No" when it prompts you to reboot. Open
up the registry and do a search for Winsock2. Delete all
entries (2 or 3) and then reboot. When reboot add TCP/IP
again, reboot and you should be ready to go



>-----Original Message-----
>Can over dial up connect to my ISP (Earthlink), and can
>ping internet resources via their IP address.
>
>Cannot ping via DNS and cannot resolve names. Earthlink's
>DNS servers are working OK.
>
>REinstalled all the networking software components, but
>did not fix problems.
>
>PC runs Windows 98SE over a generic modem. System has
>worked for years and just last week stopped working. No
>new software was installed.
>
>Thanks.
>Mike
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