> -----Original Message from Bill Ades > > If you boot up into dos, your network drivers basically are not > loaded, so if you pinging in dos mode will not work. Go into > windows and thenopen up a dos window, and try pinging 127.0.0.1. > You can also run a winipcfg from dos and see if anything comes > up. If you do not get an ip configuration window, most likely > tcpip or your network card is damaged. > Good luck > Bill ADes Thanks for the info on why this doesn't work in DOS mode. If you read just a little farther down my previous message, you will see that I attempted from an MS-DOS box in Win95 and got an illegal operation/terminate the MS-DOS prompt as soon as the MS-DOS box opens folowed by a BSD/fatal exception error when I close the MS-DOS prompt error message. I never have a chance to attempt to ping. Running winipcng shows that the Win95 laptop IS getting an IP address from the DHCP. And the fun continues! Jim [log in to unmask] PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml