Networking Problem?

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Follow the procedure here -
How to Remove and Reinstall Dial-Up Networking and TCP/IP Files
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=181599
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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"LarryM" <LarryM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8795EFF5-3080-4B07-98CD-D2B6F6AEA9D6@microsoft.com...
> Have a W95 machine cabled to Linksys router. It previously connected to the
> internet without problem. Recently, it lost the internet connection, though
> the other computer on the network has internet connection.
>
> Did a ping 127.0.0.1 and it failed. Went to uninstall and reinstall TCP/IP,
> but there was no listing under network properties, so it was somehow lost?
> Anyway, following some procedures I found, I renamed vip, vnbt, vtcp, vtdi
> and vdhcp from xxx.386 to xxx.old. Then added the TCP/IP using the network
> properties boxes.
>
> The first time, it started finding files on my W95 disk and telling me there
> was a newer file on the computer and I should keep it. Did for all files
> (about 6 or 8 of them). When it seemed to be done or almost done it stopped
> running and gave an error. Had to start in safe mode.
>
> Tried all again, got this message, "A fatal exception 0D has occurred at
> 0028:C1097FE5. The current application will be terminated."
>
> Changed to standard VGA driver, didn't help.
>
> Finally uninstalled and installed TCP/IP, this time taking the old files
> from CD rather than the newer files. It ran throught the procedure fine,
> restarted, windows came up--but same situation, no connection to internet, no
> loopback success w ping 127.0.0.1. When I look now in network properties,
> TCP/IP is there.
>
> Any suggestions?
> --
> Larry
>