Hugh,

I'm not familiar with the DI 604 Router and Comcast Cable, but I think we
can fix this issue.  It looks like the router is DNS forwarding.

From what I'm seeing, the XP machine is obtaining an IP address and other IP
configuration via DHCP.  The specific setting we're looking for is:
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

The Windows 98 setting for the Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC is set manually.
The following tells us it is not using DHCP:
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
And this tells us no DNS setting has been entered:
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :

So what we need to do is enter the DNS setting.
On the Windows 98 computer:
Right click Network Neighborhood and select Properties,
Select the line that looks similiar to this "TCP/IP-> Realtek 8139-series
PCI NIC"
Click the Properties button
Select the DNS COnfiguration tab
Select "Enable NS" (put a dot in the hole)
Enter 192.168.0.1 in the area next to the Add button
Click the Add button
Don't worry about the other settings
Click OK, and whatever else pops up
Reboot
Open a DOS/command window and try pinging something by its URL (name
address).  Should work.  Let me know.

Fred Nielson

-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Vandervoort [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 1:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: [PCBUILD] DNS Error Internet connection sharing


Here are the results of Ipconfig/All on both computers:
If Iknew more, I'd probably see the error.
Thanks.

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.
****************************************************************************
***
If you cannot resolve DNS names in a DOS/Command window, then the problem is
with DNS resolution and not IE.

I would recommend that you check your TCP/IP settings in the Win98 computer;
you may need to add an entry for DNS resolution.  Run WINIPCFG to determine
the Windows 98 settings; use IPCONFIG /ALL in a Command Window to determine
the settings in the XP machine.
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