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

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