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by robinarm

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I recently installed a 3Com NIC in a workstation on a peer to peer LAN, the pc also dials the internet using a standard Dialup. I couldn't get the NIC going so changed it to a DLINK 530 and that was fine, afterwards however, IE 6 on the pc could notdisplay Web pages. The Dialup is fine and verified username and passwords, I can ping Internet IP addresses but not by name (unknown host error messages). I've removed the modem, dialup networking and the NIC (the whole '98 IP and network stack) andreinstalled but same problem. I've also added DNS entries to the the Dialup connection and to the TCP/IP properties in Network Neibourhood (these were not there before) but still no joy.

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by blackcurrant

Hi Robin

Have you tried installing SP1 for IE6, or tried uninstalling then reinstalling IE6?

Good luck

by robinarm

Sorry tried all that. Still your answer didn't help but i'll give you the points anyway.

The problem was that DNS or TCP/IP had became corrupt during the first NIC installation. Simply choosing to add remove TCP/IP then reinstall it didn't work because 1) It was corrupt at a level lower than where it binds on to interfaces and 2) windoze didn't realise it was corrupt. Ive had simmilar probs before but resolved it by corrupting it further by deleting ping and tracert etc then reinstalling it.That approach didn't work this time so I found some HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services and Control values in the registry and by deleting them I could corrupt the whole TCP/IP stack enough that when I reinstalled it the reinstallation over wrotethe earlier installation properly. IE6 DNS and the rest are now fine.

by awais000

This error happened alot on windows 98 and on windows ME.

This error can be resumed only by reinstalling windows. or You can use netscape 6.

by robinarm

Shite. Rather than solve all your problems by formatting and freshly installing the OS try look on the Internet for help.

by danielhoehnen

Go to start,settings,add-remove programs,remove I E 6,then you will get a prompt to eather,Add a component,Fix IE6,or remove ie6,REPAIR,but make shur you have SP. instaled,Also have V.P.N.(virtual privite networking)

by robinarm

like I told answer 3 repair / reinstall/ upgrade / downgrade IE didn't work.

The problem was that DNS or TCP/IP had became corrupt during the first NIC installation. Simply choosing to add remove TCP/IP then reinstall it didn't work because 1) Itwas corrupt at a level lower than where it binds on to interfaces and 2) windoze didn't realise it was corrupt. Ive had simmilar probs before but solved it by corrupting it further by deleting ping and tracert etc then reinstalling it. That approachdidn't work this time so I found some HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services and Control values in the registry and by deleting them I could corrupt the whole TCP/IP stack enough that I could reinstall it so the reinstall over wrote the earlier installation properly. IE6 DNS and the rest are now fine.

by ccsbz

1) you need to add gateway IP to your added workstation , 2) go to IE/internet options/connection/LAN setting/ disable automatically detect setting.

by robinarm

Gateway wasn't the problem since my machine could ping internet IP's on different subnets!

The problem was that DNS or TCP/IP had became corrupt during the first NIC installation. Simply choosing to add remove TCP/IP then reinstall it didn't workbecause 1) It was corrupt at a level lower than where it binds on to interfaces and 2) windoze didn't realise it was corrupt. Ive had simmilar probs before but solved it by corrupting it further by deleting ping and tracert etc then reinstalling it.That approach didn't work this time so I found some HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services and Control values in the registry and by deleting them I could corrupt the whole TCP/IP stack enough that I could reinstall it so the reinstall over wrote the earlier installation properly. IE6 DNS and the rest are now fine.

by rob

hi ,
IE6 ONLY EVER SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY ON WINDOWS XP FROM MY EXPERIANCE AND MOST ISP'S IN THE UK DON'T SUPPORT IT ON ANYTHING BUT XP.
YOU NEED TO GOTO ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS AND RETURN WINDOWS TO IE TO ITS PREVIOUSE VERSION.
RGDS
ROB HUGHES

by robinarm

In my limited experience IE6 seems to work fine on anything you install it on. ISP's don't support it because their lazy cunts fresh out of college and can't think for themselves. I didn't need to reinstall it because IE wasn't the problem.

The problem was that DNS or TCP/IP had became corrupt during the first NIC installation. Simply choosing to add remove TCP/IP then reinstall it didn't work because 1) It was corrupt at a level lower than where it binds on to interfaces and 2) windoze didn't realise it was corrupt. Ive had simmilar probs before but solved it by corrupting it further by deleting ping and tracert etc then reinstalling it. That approach didn't work this time so I found some HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services and Control values in the registry and by deleting them I could corrupt the whole TCP/IP stack enough that I could reinstall it so the reinstall over wrote the earlier installation properly. IE6 DNS and the rest are now fine.

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