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Try booting up the PC with Knoppix (live cd) or one of the many variants. I prefer Insert myself. Knoppix picks up most nics no problem, although I've had problems with Dell's onboard nics.
I typically use Insert as a hardware tester of sorts: if it works in Linux, it's a software or driver issue. Knoppix/Insert won't pick up some nics though. You might also try Bart's PE or any other boot disk capable of networking.
Lets pretend for a minute that I dont understand what ur talking about. I know little to nothing about linux nor do i read german. I need another of those "add title" for dummies books to explain why my nic is not staying registered or how to figure out why. ipconfig all shows a dhcp, a dns, a subnet mask, and an ip address, all read the same as my laptop and other pcs. But I cannot not surf at all. I thought it might have been a winsoc problem but I wasnt able to do anything by ip address. All help is greatly appreciated and I will attempt repairs via advise. Thanks
Is there a specific error message you're getting when you try to connect to the internet? Or is it just the "Internet Explorer cannot find the server at blah, blah, etc., etc." If you're getting some other kind of error message, post that. It may help people help you. Have you tried replacing the battery as has been recommended?
As far as brokencrow's post just above your last post, I think he's wanting you to get a copy of Knoppix, which is a Live Linux cd. I think it comes as an .iso image that you can download from the Internet and burn to a cd. Then you can run it from your cd or dvd drive. The point bc is trying to make is that if you can run this Linux live cd and connect to the Internet by using a browser on it, then your problem must be a driver or some other software issue and not your network card. You don't have to be a Linux guru to do this. You just have to download Knoppix, burn it to a disk, boot it up, find the browser and try to get on the 'net.
Insert appears to be Knoppix combined with something else. If you just get Knoppix though, you should be good to go.
There's a great app out there for fixing winsock problems caused by software inserted into the Windows TCP/IP handlers.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Beware not to remove everything this app shows you in the winsock. A healthy XP winsock's going to have 3 files in it:
mswsock.dll
winrnr.dll
rsvpsp.dll
Do NOT delete any of these 3 files. Anything else in your winsock can be assumed to be rogue, though there's some exceptions. If you're not sure, just backup the .dll you're about to remove in case you need to replace it. Also note the files composing winsock vary among Windows versions. Here's the rundown on what a healthy winsock looks like in LSPfix:
healthy win98 winsock--
rnr20.dll
mswsosp.dll
msafd.dll
rsvpsp.dll
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healthy winxp winsock--
mswsock.dll
winrnr.dll
rsvpsp.dll
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healthy win2000 winsock-
rnr20.dll
winrnr.dll
msafd.dll
rsvpsp.dll
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healthy winme winsock
rnr20.dll
mswsosp.dll
msafd.dll
rsvpsp.dll
Hope this helps.
p.s.-- sorry I wasn't clearer on the Knoppix cd's. Thanks Preacherman for clarifying my post.
ROFL boogyman...That "for dummies" bit was too funny :p
I still think that the earlier suggestion of you replacing your CMOS battery is going to be your best bet. Also...check the pnp bios config on the system...If I remember correctly it's a Dimension 2400 right? If you need a CMOS battery I can run one over to you.
Oh yeah...did you lose the Knoppix CD I burned for you last year? It was with the Multi-boot diags CD I gave you. If you need another just let me know.