Win XP works but not win98

I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.

The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever connecting
to the network and the internet. I can share files
between them and also print.

Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
other computers with success. Yet, when I try to connect
to the internet from the win98 computer, I get a "Website
found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
when I try to access any shared files from this win98
computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
computers.

Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any computer
on the network, I get the following error:
Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty confident
my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
properly.

Thanks.

I had a similar problem with Win98. I had to enter DNS info on the 98 box
and everything worked great. I used "test" as a host name but anything would
be fine.

RD



"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5d1c01c400ce$d45304d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
> Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.
>
> The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever connecting
> to the network and the internet. I can share files
> between them and also print.
>
> Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
> be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
> other computers with success. Yet, when I try to connect
> to the internet from the win98 computer, I get a "Website
> found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
> trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
> when I try to access any shared files from this win98
> computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
> working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
> computers.
>
> Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any computer
> on the network, I get the following error:
> Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
> Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
> Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty confident
> my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
> properly.
>
> Thanks.

I have entered the DNS info into the 98 box. I got the
same problems with or without the DNS info entered.

This 98 box has worked with the internet before (on
different ISPs) but now I can't get it to work with this
ISP through the Microsoft Broadband router.

Its like the train that tried to go up the mountain,
saying "I think I can, I think I can..." but it seems
that it almost gets to the top and can't. It almost
connects to the internet but wont. Its very weird.

Anymore suggestions?


>-----Original Message-----
>I had a similar problem with Win98. I had to enter DNS
info on the 98 box
>and everything worked great. I used "test" as a host
name but anything would
>be fine.
>
>RD
>
>
>
>"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:5d1c01c400ce$d45304d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
>> Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.
>>
>> The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever
connecting
>> to the network and the internet. I can share files
>> between them and also print.
>>
>> Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
>> be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
>> other computers with success. Yet, when I try to
connect
>> to the internet from the win98 computer, I get
a "Website
>> found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
>> trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
>> when I try to access any shared files from this win98
>> computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
>> working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
>> computers.
>>
>> Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any
computer
>> on the network, I get the following error:
>> Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
>> Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0%
loss),
>>
>> Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty
confident
>> my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
>> properly.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

Have you enabled DNS on the 98 machine? Use the gateway IP
address or the ICS machine as the DNS address. You also
need to run up NETBEUI over IPX/SPX from my experience
>-----Original Message-----
>I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
>Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.
>
>The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever connecting
>to the network and the internet. I can share files
>between them and also print.
>
>Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
>be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
>other computers with success. Yet, when I try to connect
>to the internet from the win98 computer, I get a "Website
>found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
>trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
>when I try to access any shared files from this win98
>computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
>working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
>computers.
>
>Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any computer
>on the network, I get the following error:
>Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
>Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty confident
>my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
>properly.
>
>Thanks.
>.
>

Try a tracert to yahoo instead of a ping to see where
which node is failing.

Otherwise, make sure the gateway and DNS both point to
the router IP of 192.169.2.1 and the computer IP is in
this subnet. Use ipconfig to check the data. You may want
to assign a static IP on the 98 machine (use something
like 192.168.2.254, gateway and DNS of 192.168.2.1, and
mask of 255.255.255.0).

Make sure the 98 stack includes File and Printer Sharing.

Another problem I have found before is if computers on
the LAN are running a firewall (or ICF), preventing file
exchange between computers in the LAN.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
>Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.
>
>The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever connecting
>to the network and the internet. I can share files
>between them and also print.
>
>Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
>be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
>other computers with success. Yet, when I try to
connect
>to the internet from the win98 computer, I get
a "Website
>found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
>trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
>when I try to access any shared files from this win98
>computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
>working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
>computers.
>
>Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any computer
>on the network, I get the following error:
>Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
>Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty confident
>my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
>properly.
>
>Thanks.
>.
>

Sounds like it needs a winsock fix and possibly a spyware removal tool.
I believe the article is 241344 (You will need the windows setup files
either on CD-ROM or on the hard drive).

Chris wrote:

> I have three computers on my network using a Microsoft
> Broadband hub, all using ethernet cables.
>
> The winXP computers had no trouble whatsoever connecting
> to the network and the internet. I can share files
> between them and also print.
>
> Yet, the win98 computer is much worse off. It seems to
> be connected to the network and can be pinged by the
> other computers with success. Yet, when I try to connect
> to the internet from the win98 computer, I get a "Website
> found... waiting for reply" and then it just sits there
> trying, before finally giving me an error page. Also,
> when I try to access any shared files from this win98
> computer, it is very very slow and usually ends up not
> working. From this computer, I can ping the winXP
> computers.
>
> Also, when I try to ping www.yahoo.com from any computer
> on the network, I get the following error:
> Reply from 10.33.71.17: Destination net unreachable.
> Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
> Any ideas as to what this may be? I am pretty confident
> my TCP/IP settings on the win98 computer are setup
> properly.
>
> Thanks.