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Win98 will not cannot to wireless router

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by millhouselives

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Please need help, problem is making me nuts. Here is what I have.
1 Linksys Router WRT54G - wireless G
2 Linksys PCI WMP54G wireless Adapters G

One work station is XP PRO SP2. The other workstation is Win98. The XP box can connect to the Internet via the wireless adapter. The XP box can see the Win98 computer. The XP box can ping both by domain name and IP address. The XP box is working fine. XP ipconfig is 192.168.1.100
Gateway is 192.168.1.1 mshome is group and ssid is default linksys for now, it will be changed after we fix problem. Not using ICS on either computer.

the 98 box can see the XP box, the 98 box can ping router gateway, can ping itself at 192.168.1.101 and can ping the XP box at 192.168.1.100. It can also ping outside IP numbers, such as 216.109.112.135. But it cannot ping by ip name, such as a ping yahoo.com returns the error "cannot fine dns server".

Any help would be appreciated!

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by willcomp

Sounds like a DNS problem on the Win98 PC. To resolve, you will need a Win98 CD or have cab files on hard disk.

1. Go to Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Setup then click on Communications and select Details radio button. Uncheck Dial Up Networking.

2. Run Regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services Right click on Winsock and Winsock2 and delete them.

3. Reboot computer.

4. Reinstall Dial Up Networking using same procedure as in step 1 except check box by Dial Up Networking. Follow prompts from there.

This procedure will remove and reinstall DNS.

A question: Did you remove adware or viruses prior to this happening?

Dalton

by millhouselives

Thanks willcomp..I forget to mention that I did already delete the winsock2 key and did an uninstall on all communications and then re-install of all communications. I didn't delete the winsock key, just the winsock2 key. I will redo this procedure tmmr., exactly as you describe. I will also post all of the TCP/IP settings. Not at the machine right now, but from memory I do know that the IP for the 98 machine is 192.168.1.101, the default gateway is 192.168.1.1 and subnet is 255.255.255.0. Will check the rest tmmr. and post again. thanks for help

by mikex

Set under 98 box network card TCP/IP properties the router as a DNS server (be sure that your router is set up to act as a DNS server)

by millhouselives

mikex..can you be little more clear for me. I am not sure what you mean by "set under 98 box network card tcp/ip properties the router as a DNS server" ?

by statykserver

Make the gateway 192.168.1.1 (router) also the dns server on the windows 98 computer. ( Add the ip address of the router to the windows 98 pc in the DNS section of the tcpip properties)

by millhouselives

thanks all, been a little under the weather the last few days, but today I will be able to work on this computer this afternoon. Will get back with results.

by millhouselives

Well, I apprciate everybody's help...all the answers were pointing to the right area, but wrong section. All the answers were geared toward the DNS settings under the tcp/ip properties under the wireless adapter card. this was close but my dns settings under the card were set to disable DNS and still are.

The problem turned out to be the WINS setting option. The "use DHCP for WINS resolution" was not checked, after checking it and rebooting the pc I was able to connect to Internet.

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