Re: Possible Network problem...

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:27:31 -0700

In article <A058CB4F-F640-4B1F-A88E-8025B51EF345@microsoft.com>,
"Airsled" <Airsled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have three computers networked. Two Dell desktops running XP and a laptop
>running 98. There are a couple of sites I cannot access with the main
>computer but can access with the other Dell and the laptop. Can anyone think
>of anything I can try to resolve this problem. I have tried many of the
>things in a number of forums without any success. Thanks for any help.

Please reply to this message in the news group (not by E-mail) with
more information to help other people understand the problem.

What things have you already tried that didn't fix the problem?

What type of Internet connection do you have? Does it connect
directly to the main computer, or is there other network hardware
between them? If so, what type of hardware?

On the other Dell or the laptop, open a command prompt window and type
this command:

   ping <web site that main computer can't access>

For example:

   ping www.dell.com

Note the IP address that the ping command shows, and try accessing
that IP address directly on the main computer. For example:

   http://143.166.83.230

Does that type of access work? 

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