I don't think there's anything wrong with IE, it is clearly a DNS issue as
you
have stated. I think the problem lies in the TCP/IP settings of the 98 PC. I
mean is it set to DHCP? If so, who is providing the IP and DNS server
settings?
The router?
********************************************************
Here is the result of Ipconfig/All on both computers:
The address of the router is 192.168.0.1

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\HUGHVA~1\DESKTOP>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter My Network:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

C:\DOCUME~1\HUGHVA~1\DESKTOP>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Athlon
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter My Network:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810X Family Fast
Eth
ernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-95-1F-94-2A
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 01, 2002
8:05:01 PM

        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 08, 2002
8:05:01 PM


 Windows 98 IP Configuration
       Host Name . . . . . . . . . : Hugh Vandervoort
      DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
       Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
       NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
       IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
     NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
 0 Ethernet adapter :
   Description . . . . . . . . : Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-02-96-00-7A-01
     DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
     IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.110
       Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
      Primary WINS Server . . . . :
         Secondary WINS Server . . . :
         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
        Lease Expires . . . .
. . . :   1 Ethernet adapter :

        Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
      Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
       DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
      IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0         Default Gateway . . . . . .
:
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
    Primary WINS Server . . . . :
]      Secondary WINS Server . . . :
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
****************************************************************************
***********
I have two networked PCs:
> AMD Athlon 1,2 Win XP
> AMD K62 500 Win 98
> DI 604 Router
> Comcast Cable
>
> The XP machine can surf the internet and sees the 98 machine on the
network
> The 98 machine can see the XP machine and ping numerical addresses, but
not
> names.
> For example: Ping 4.2.2.2 works fine.
> Ping Yahoo.com returns "Host Unknown.
> The 98 machine is connected to the 'net, but cannot resolve DNS names. All
> attempts to use IE 6.0 return a DNS error.
> I have uninstalled IE 6 and rturned to IE 5.5, to no avail. I also tried
> repairing IE 6, but no luck.
> I get the same error using a dial up connection.
> I spent considerable time on the telephone with the Dlink tech who thinks
> this is a problem with IE.
> I'm thinking about downloading Netscape.
> I'd be grateful for any ideas.

                  Visit our website regularly for FAQs,
               articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more
                          http://freepctech.com