I have 3 different clients (2 win98, 1 win2k) on the same network with a win2k server, high speed internet connection & modem, and a webramp 700 router. I have had problems with these clients being able to connect to the internet one day and not thenext. I have researched this far and wide on the net and the only semi-solution has been a corrupt winsock. I have deleted TCP/Ip and reinstalled it along with deleting registry keys and re-extracting the winsock and winsock2.dll. I have had success with one win98 machine but not the other 2. I can ping anywhere on my network, but nowhere on the net either by ip or domain name. I run with static ip’s/no dhcp. I did notice though that the router says it is configured for dhcp. The router also says that it has run out of licenses (over 25) although I dont have that many clients. My concern isnt just how to fix the clients but also what the problem might be that is causing this problem to occur more frequently. Is it my network setup, the clients themselves? What causes the winsock to corrupt or is it something further? I know flattening the machine and reinstalling will work, but I dont want to do each client 4 times a year if this problem persists. Thanks in advance.
Fred
