Can PING but not Internet access (W98)

[Robinluo]

Hey guys,

Have you seen this kind of weird thing before? I've got a 98SE box here, TCP/IP has been installed and I can PING whatever IP, but Internet is not working.

It's using DHCP, can get and release IP from ISP. I used to assume that this was a name resolution issue, cuz the URL could not be translate to IP. But even when I typed IP in IE, the explorer still could not bring up the content, which it should if it's just a DNS issue. Same thing when I tried to PING the URL, could not get the IP. BTW: DNS server over ISP is fine for sure.

The computer is on Cable Internet service. It was fine until I tried to add a second NIC into it but wasn't successful. So I removed the 2nd NIC but now it was no longer able to access Internet with the original NIC. Have tried to remove everyting related to network (adapters, protocols) and reinstalled, but still no luck.

Help!!!

[POBrien]

go to start/run type in sfc

extract the wsock32.dll file from the windows CD

reboot.

If no go then go to start/run and type in asd
Make sure the nic drivers are not disabled.

If no go you can hit the F8 key (just before windows starts) boot to the c:\ prompt

type scanreg

restore the reg to an earlier date before the 2nd nic was installed.

If no go then...

go to device manager and remove the nic entry.

shutdown the machine

physically remove the nic card

boot up

shutdown

reinstall the nic card

boot up

install the nic drivers (If windows does it for you and the nic doesn't function, you'll need to use the drivers supplied with the nic card).

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[Robinluo]

Thanks Patrick. Will try.

[gangsta]

for sure it is Winsock , like it is explained above.
I had that problem exactly like you described and had to figure it out the hard way ...

Now you should pay Patrick some money for getting this valuable advice for free.
If he is not in on the take, then I shall take the dividend, no questions asked!
....
gangsta
(just kidding)

[Robinluo]

:-). Thanks for you guys.