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Windows can not ping domain

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by qhasxeem

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Windows can not ping domain but can ping IP addresses.

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by qhasxeem

I have a bunch of Windows 98 that can not ping the domain name (www.yahoo.com) but are able to ping the Ip address. It's not a firewall. I tried replacing the winsock DLLS and installing Winsock2, but all failed. The only solution I found was to reinstall Windows again.

Any one got a clue?

by bigbadwolf

I have had numerous DNS error issues when installing a new browser version over a version provided by others than MS. The resolution that I found is listed below and is a must to follow in order.

1. remove the dial up networking in the windows setup of add/remove programs in control panel. DO NOT REBOOT THE MACHINE IF ASKED in this step.
2.In the registry remove: winsock folder, and winsock2 folder. Also remove the winsock and winsock2 folders from the VXD folder.
3.Reboot windows.
4.Add Dialup networking through the windows setup described in step 1.
5.Insure there is only one file of each winsock.dll, wsock32.dll, and wsock.vxd in the system directory.
6.Reistablish connections.

If you are not familiar with with registry architecture I recommend finding someone who is to show you. I do not warrent or guaranty this fix but it has worked successfully on 15 different machines with symptoms you described. E-mail me with any questions you have on this issue.

by rgibbs

getting various dns errors within the browsers and running winipcfg. Once dns errors have been resolved i am still unable to browse(surf) the web. Using 95(a),95(b),95(c),98,98(se). Have run into this problem with all the above. and no resolution. Please help!!!

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