Sounds like the protocal isn't quite right and they aren't
talking. You might need PPP instead of TCP/IP.

Dave

> Been a while since I've used Win98, but the concepts apply...
>
> First thing is to check if you have an IP address assigned
> to the machine.  I
> use "ipconfig" in a DOS-command-prompt on Win2k, but I
> believe it was
> different on Win98.  If not, try releasing it and then
> renew the DHCP IP
> address.
>
> Then find the IP address for any known working website (in
> Win2k I'd use
> "nslookup www.oracle.com" for example) and try pinging that.
>
> If that's all good, then try doing "ping www.oracle.com" to
> see if your DNS
> lookup is working.
>
> If that's okay, then try to ftp somewhere from the DOS
> command prompt using
> the site's name and not the IP address.
>
> And if that's okay, you need to start checking the settings
> in IE.  Ensure
> that proxies are turned off, etc.
>
> But I'm willing to bet you'll find the problem in the
> network settings.
>
> Also, since you have multiple computers doing this, perhaps
> your ISP denies
> multiple connections with one account, and it's possible
> that other machines
> are connected?
>
> If you have a network at your house, perhaps test IE's
> setup by connecting to
> a website on another machine (you can enable PWS or
> similar).  But then
> again, if you have a network at your house, do what I do
> and run a proxy
> server, and have only one machine initiate the dial-up connection.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
>
> On Sunday 28 March 2004 06:45 pm, John Pearson scribbled:
> > I have a PC (Win98se) where the modem dials, connects to
> my ISP, submitts
> > the correct password and gets online. But that is it. No more data
> > transfers take place, and everytime I try to get a web
> page, IE times out
> > without even sending a single byte. I have reloaded
> windows, reinstalled
> > modem, updated all drivers and even tried a different
> browser. No luck.
> >
> > All other computer in the house connect and work with the
> internet without
> > any problems.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
>
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