thats one of the more unhelpfull suggetsions i've seen however it wasnt blatant zelotism so i'll be nice ;-P for many computers windows 98 is about all they can run try running mandrake 9.2 on a P1-200. the OP said he alredy had several computers so i think we can assume he has at least some idea about computers and the like. like it or not as yet linux is not a drop in replacement for windows. it isnt "nice" in several ways windows is. linux is a large collection of small tools. windows is a small collection of large tools. i have tried several installs of linux, as yet they dont pass the "mother" test. IE could my mother do it? i managed to get my linux installs to talk to windows, but i havent made it nice yet. IE i havent been able to copy it files or make it run like it does with windows explorer. as far as setting up networking in 98 i have never seen anything so easy lol get 4 win98 computers (new install) plug them into a switch its done most irritating thing is rebooting to change an IP filesharing? right click, sharing done -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert L Cochran Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 4:37 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT:] PC modem problem I would dump Windows 98 (and Windows ME) entirely. Instead use Linux -- try the Fedora Core 1 distribution on http://fedora.redhat.com/ , it is pretty good. And it is free, too. The only real catch is that you need to be sure your machine's hardware is Linux-compatible. Be sure you can find a Linux driver for your modem, or change to a Linux-compatible modem. Your local Linux User's Group can install Linux for you and help you get started with it. If you prefer Microsoft products, get Windows XP. Much easier. I see no reason to work with Windows 98 when you have a choice of better operating systems you can install -- and for no cost or a medium heavy price tag. Bob Cochran Picdude wrote: > 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. > > -- 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. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.