Tom's Hardware > Forum > General Networking > Network General Discussions > Internet connection but no traffic
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Anonymous   10-16-2001 at 06:11:21 PM

We used to connect OK to our ISP with our internal modem but it stopped working one day. After sending and recieving a few hundred bytes nothing happens, no browser, e-mail, FTP, or getright (or anything) works We could send and recieve a few more bytes but still no web pages appear. Ping test is fine to our ISP. Another (external) modem fitted had same problem. Both modems work fine in another PC to same ISP. Second installation (by renaming win.com) of win98SE solved problem, but we want to use original installation (original still on harddisk). Have tried reinstalling modem drivers and windows communication components and even whole of windows over the top of the original session, but without success.

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Anonymous   10-16-2001 at 08:13:56 PM
- 0 +

have you tried to go into device manager in safe mode delete modeum and go in to add and remove programs delete to software then reboot and then you hardware wizzard to try and find? if doesent work send msg to me here at community

Reply to Anonymous
hammerhead   10-16-2001 at 09:53:24 PM
- 0 +

Had a similar problem whereby PPP worked so you could dial your ISP, but TCP/IP didn't.

There were two entries for TCP/IP in Control Panel>Network, deleting one fixed the problem (it was something to do with enabling sharing, long time ago, memory is hazy).

Your problem sounds similar, I would check all the network settings and bindings in Control Panel>Network then compare to your non-working installation.

Sorry the advice is a tad vague...

Reply to hammerhead
Anonymous   10-21-2001 at 10:54:29 PM
- 0 +

Thanks for the tips, but I seem to have sorted the problem differently. We had a hunch that it might be something to do with ZoneAlarm, our software firewall, so we uninstalled it. Didn't solve problem. At our wits end, we reinstalled it and ran it. We then tried to connect to the internet, and it worked! I suppose there must be some security feature of ZoneAlarm that stops the internet working if it isn't running, and this feature still works even if it is unistalled. Wierd stuff.

Hope this helps anyone else with the same problem.

Reply to Anonymous
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > General Networking > Network General Discussions > Internet connection but no traffic
Go to:

There are 631 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.387 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them