Reinstalling the NIC worked. Yes, sadly the user needs admin access (per my boss). I keep trying to convince him he doesn't need admin access just because the program he's running says so. It's like trying to drive through a brick wall with a Mini.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 14:18 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Connectivity On Feb 7, 2008 1:43 PM, Christopher J. Bosak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > internet will not work Define "internet will not work". Just MSIE, anything using IP, something else? Error messages? Can you reach LAN systems with IP protocols? Got a LAN webserver you can check? > Can't even ping out. Define "can't ping". Is PING.EXE missing? Won't execute? Runs but gives an error message? If so, what is the message? Have you tried pinging by IP address as well as names? Have you tried pinging more than one host? Can you ping the default gateway? Can you ping other LAN hosts? Check the output of "IPCONFIG /ALL" and "ROUTE PRINT" for correctness. Compare to a working system on the same LAN. Does "NSLOOKUP www.google.com" come back with a correct IP address? > All I've seen him do it add viruses to the network, download illegal > music, and keep near-porn wallpaper on his computer. Does the user have admin rights to the PC? (If so, you're probably doomed.) -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
