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by campbell

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I have two computers connected to a dlink dsl router. The first computer (xp pro) can connect to web pages. The second computer (win 98se) cannot conncet to any web sites. Here is the problem the 98 pc can ping out. I KNOW I have good DNS servers set on the 98 pc. But every time I open explorer it says that there is no connection and i get a dns error. Any ideas would be great. PLEASE REMEMBER I CAN PING OUT

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by cnlson

into start settings, control, panel, network,
highlight tcp/ip that is bound to your network card (or just plain tcp/ip if only one)go to the GATEWAY tab and set your GATEWAY to 192.168.1.1 then reboot. this is the router and if you do not set thatas the gateway the system will look for the dns servers on your local network rather than the external connection.
good luck!

by isys

Your problem is DNS, not IP. At a command prompt type "ping yahoo.com" or some other domain and see if the result gives you an IP address. Just because you get a ping reply does not indicate name resolution. Also make sure your Internet settings in Control Panel indicate you use a LAN for connectivity.

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