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by bpeet

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When I try to connect to the internet through Netware w/ a Win95 client it fails. I am able to log into the network and ping 127.0.0.1 returns correctly. But when I try to open the internet, it just doesn't work. I took the gateway address and the ip addresses from other systems that work, so I am sure they are correct..we have static ip addressing...the system worked until one of the maintenance men disconected the system from the network..after plugging it back in, it hasn't worked since.Any advice would be appreciated.

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by spank

I had this same problem. I had to remove and then reinstall the IP stack and give the machine different address than what it originally had. Good luck.

by jua

While one of maintenance men disconnected your system from network,some system have used your IP already. You should make sure that Other system that you get ip address is not connected to network in the same time that you connected network. You should try to ping to other IP address in your network (May be Gateway IP) to check that your IP address still work.

by wzab1

If you have statically assigned IP addresses, you don't want to take IP addresses from other machines...this could cause a conflict on the network. You'll also need to ping more than the local host to determine network connectivity. Try pinging the gateway. If you don't get a response, perhaps you're not as well re-connected to the network as you thought. Make sure the link light is lit on both the hub/switch port and on your NIC port. If it's lit, try cold-booting your PC (you may have already done this). Sometimes, network interuptions can cause a NIC to hang until its power has been cycled.

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