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by valleygbc

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I'm using Win98SE on computer network. A couple of computers cannot access the internet and the others can. TCP/IP settings appear to be the same (also have NetBEUI installed). A linksys router is being used which is connected to a Motorola Modem. Ihave allowed IP addresses to be set automatically (not assigned). I get a DNS error cannot connect - as mentioned above, though all settings appear to be the same.

Computers can all see each other and access drives.

Thanks for the help!

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by ann777

"Computers can all see each other and access drives" -- probably through NetBEUI.

"TCP/IP settings appear to be the same" ?????? That's not right. If your DHCP server (the Linksys router) is working properly, then the IP addresses should increment by 1 in the last space. For Example, Linksys (internal)= 192.168.1.1, computer 1 = 192.168.1.100, computer 2 = 192.168.1.101, etc. subnet 255.255.255.0 for all. Gateway for all should be the linksys router ip address - 192.168.1.1 and DNS should be from your ISP and should be on all computers as well.).

You should look at the ip addresses and possibly sent each to a static one to test and verify internet connectivity without DHCP. If static ip's work, then something is wrong with the DHCP settings on your DHCP server.

by ann777

If ip addresses are incrementing, then DHCP is not your problem... DNS is. Check the computers that cannot access the internet, by trying them with an external ip address instead of DNS name. If ip addresses work, then DNS is the problem anbd you need to verify that DNS is setup properly in those computers that do not access the web.

by bcboc

could be many things
since some of your computers are working; then i would say what makes the inoperable (non-connective) PCs unique?
Cables, connections, house circuits,
the ports used on the router?
Using two protocols at once?
Firewalls?
Domain settings
Host file(s)?
Network card?
power off/on to reset PC

clear the cache:
nbtstat -R
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

To overcome some of the unique Try to ghost the hard drives from one PC that is operable.
Put it in the other PC. Configure the PC for the domain, computername, ...

by maddiuex

turn the power down on everything, turn the power back on following in this order,.
1. Cable Modem
2. Router,
3. Hub if you have one
4. Computers.

Hope this helps

by bcdowning

Check the DNS settings on the computers that can access the net and make sure all systems are set the same. If that doesn't work, remove all network protocols and settings, reboot and install them again on the machines that aren't connecting. I agree also with what someone said earlier about using static ip address's.

by psyche

try to put a DNS entry in each tcp/ip property, if you have done so already, verify if you can ping the router, a couple of possibility is that, it can be a registry issue, tcp/ip is not binding properly to the NIC or a bad winsock.

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