On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Matthew S. Crocker wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Donald E. Zelenak Jr. wrote:
>
> > I have a customer who I have been working with for some time now. He has 2
> > computers, running Windows 98, 3Com Ethernet cards with a Microsoft Network,
> > and a USRobotics modem on one of them. According to him, if the network is
> > working, he cannot connect to the Internet, or if the network is not
> > working, he can connect to the Internet. We have went over every setting I
> > can possibly think of, verified the correct protocols are installed in
> > Network properties, and reinstalled Dial Up Networking, Dial Up Adaptor, and
> > TCP/IP numerous times (The two computers are using NetBEUI to connect
> > between one another). It still refuses to connect. If I telnet into my PM3
> > when he is dialing in, he gets as far as PPP Connecting and then it just
> > drops off. He has not specified an IP address, and is not attempting to pass
> > the Internet between the two computers. I am boggled. Anyone else ever deal
> > with something like this?
>
> I bet he has a default gateway set for the TCP/IP stack on his ethernet
> card.
If he using TCP/IP internally? If not, remove that binding. Then verify
the settings of the TCP/IP for the dialup adapter.
Let's see, disable DNS, disable WINS, no gateway, no ip address, which
should be by default. Oh, and make sure in the DUN connectiod under
server types that all check marks except next to tcp/ip are off. then
under TCP/IP settings for the connectiod everything is server assigned.
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