Dialup connections use Point-To-Point Protocol (PPP) but the machine still needs to speak TCP/IP and you must have an IP address and some networking components. The ISP's server will assign an IP address to the dialup client. I think that is done as part of the PPP layer login/parameter negotiation between the client and server. Windows 98 never did that well right out of the box. It is very frustrating to set up Windows 98-flavor networking, whether dialup or otherwise, until a large number of "critical updates" are applied via the Windows Update website. And those can take hours to apply via dialup. Just try updating Internet Explorer to the latest version on a slow dialup connection. Best bet is to dump 98 entirely -- give it the boot. There are much better operating systems out there for free. Bob Cochran David W.S. King wrote: > 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 >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >>ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- Bob Cochran Greenbelt, Maryland, USA http://greenbeltcomputer.biz/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.