Okay the computer connect straight to the internet. Each has router and I a core router, firewall, and a internet router at the main site. I guess I am going to have to reformat the computer. I had to do this before and that was the only way I found to fix the problem. ----- Original Message -----
> If you can access the local net and your TCP-IP setting are configured > correctly with the DNS servers and the gateway settings then it seems to me > you have to look at the server. Is this server/client or a peer to peer > network? One other thing I guess you could look at is any policy settings > on the Win98 machine that could restrict access outside the local network. > > Ben Moore > > >> > > > Its the in house server for our school software. I can access anything on > > the local network but when I start Internet Explorer I get the error. The > > DNS settings are correct. I can ping local computers but not anything out > > of the local network. > > > > > > > > > What kind of server? A real server or just a computer that is an > internet > > > gateway? Has it ever connected to the internet? I'd check the settings > > for > > > the dns server in your network properties on the Win98 machine. You > could > > > get the true dns numbers for a site ( 64.234.24.20 is CNN) and type > those > > > into your browser and see if it connects. If it does then your dns > server > > > settings are wrong. If it doesn't your server if not allowing the > > computer > > > access. Do you have internet sharing software? > > > > > > Ben Moore > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a problem with Internet Explorer. The computer is Win98 with > 64 > > > megs > > > > of ram. I has a network card. No modem. It connects of a network > then > > > > connects to the internet. But that is the problem. I can connect to > > the > > > > local network and see all the computers and server. I can access the > > > server > > > > base software but the computer will not connect to the internet. I get > > > error ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
