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Old June 3rd 04, 10:09 PM
Kent P. Iler
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Default 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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Old June 4th 04, 07:21 PM
Joe Bilodeau
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Default NIC can ping, but Win 98 can't access Internet and other TCPIP apps?!?!

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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Old June 5th 04, 10:20 AM
Sandi - Microsoft MVP
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Default NIC can ping, but Win 98 can't access Internet and other TCPIP apps?!?!

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

--
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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Old June 7th 04, 03:53 PM
Chuck
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Default NIC can ping, but Win 98 can't access Internet and other TCPIP apps?!?!

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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