niege
12-22-2001, 02:50 PM
Hi. I'm new here and glad to find this place!
I've got an older Dell Latitude XPi running a P166, 64, 2.1, 56k and Win98FE with all the Windows Updates. I have it networked though a docking station ethernet connection to a router to my desktop and an uplink. Sometimes I also take it places and connect with the modem. I'm trying to set it up for my wife's use and I wanted to tweak it to be 'just right.' This is my theory: I put on IE6 and since then haven' t been able to connect to the net. I can access it through the network, because I'm just using NetBEUI for the LAN, but anything TCP/IP won't fly. The ISP checked out all my TCP/IP settings and pronounced them okay.
When I log onto my ISP I do get connected, password verfied and everything, but then nothing will go back from the laptop. My ISP pinged me and I could see the ping come in, but no respone. When I try to ping the ISP, I get timed out. If I try to ping before I connect I get the usual 'Host Unreachable', but after the connection is made it's back to 'connection timed out.' If I then break the connection, it's 'host unreachable.' This happens both when I'm connected by modem or cable modem.
I've tried installing Netscape with the same result. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the network adapter, DUN, nothing. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the whole Windows Communications modules section, still nothing. So.... do I reinstall Windows and IE5.5, or should I wipe it and start over? I don't want to start over because I have one program (that I paid for) on there that I need and for which I've lost the CD. I could buy another copy of the program, but I really don't want to do that if I don't have to. Could it be the older BIOS not compatible with IE6?
Any suggestions appreciated. And thanks!
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Niege
[This message has been edited by niege (edited 12-22-2001).]
I've got an older Dell Latitude XPi running a P166, 64, 2.1, 56k and Win98FE with all the Windows Updates. I have it networked though a docking station ethernet connection to a router to my desktop and an uplink. Sometimes I also take it places and connect with the modem. I'm trying to set it up for my wife's use and I wanted to tweak it to be 'just right.' This is my theory: I put on IE6 and since then haven' t been able to connect to the net. I can access it through the network, because I'm just using NetBEUI for the LAN, but anything TCP/IP won't fly. The ISP checked out all my TCP/IP settings and pronounced them okay.
When I log onto my ISP I do get connected, password verfied and everything, but then nothing will go back from the laptop. My ISP pinged me and I could see the ping come in, but no respone. When I try to ping the ISP, I get timed out. If I try to ping before I connect I get the usual 'Host Unreachable', but after the connection is made it's back to 'connection timed out.' If I then break the connection, it's 'host unreachable.' This happens both when I'm connected by modem or cable modem.
I've tried installing Netscape with the same result. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the network adapter, DUN, nothing. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the whole Windows Communications modules section, still nothing. So.... do I reinstall Windows and IE5.5, or should I wipe it and start over? I don't want to start over because I have one program (that I paid for) on there that I need and for which I've lost the CD. I could buy another copy of the program, but I really don't want to do that if I don't have to. Could it be the older BIOS not compatible with IE6?
Any suggestions appreciated. And thanks!
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Niege
[This message has been edited by niege (edited 12-22-2001).]