Network works, Internet Doesn't

[Zycmi]

Without having changed any configurations whatsoever, my internet connection simply stopped working and it hasn't worked ever since. (few weeks)

My laptop is connected to a small serverless LAN, running windows 98 with cable internet shared though a Cable/DSL Router.
Another machine is also connected with windows 98 and has the same problem. All other computers on the network have windows 2000 professional, and the internet works fine for those machines.

Both windows 98 machines have complete access to shared resources, have no problems communicating to eachother (pinging) however the internet simply ceased to function though I verified all configurations I could think of dosens of times..
The Internet stopped working on both windows 98 machines at different times.

Internet explorer returns the following errors:
"Cannot find Server or DNS Error" and
"Internet explorer could not open search page."
Other Internet programs sometimes come up with the following error:
"Cannot creat a new socket"

I have also connected my Laptop directly into the cable modem, and I still did not have access to the Internet.
There must be some form of configuration or option that I'm missing.
Any ideas on how I can fix this situation or what may be causing it?

Thanks.
Zycmi

 

[CCIEWANNABE]

First off are you use DHCP or static IP addresses?

Additional are you using host names to access the internet.

Cut and past the following command response to your next reply.
WINIPCFG

To use the IP configuration (WINIPCFG) utility

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type:
winipcfg.

The "winipcfg" command is a quick and easy way to view various network settings such as your IP number, subnet mask, DNS server numbers, gateway numbers, and any DHCP or WINS server numbers

Route once; switch many

 

[jeter]

agree in the dos command type ipconfig to verify your setting. You said that you could ping the router? If so can you ping passed the router? To a well known site. Verify you ip's, gateway, and DNS information. Also make sure your browser is setup for a LAN access. “Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all”

Fisher CCNA,(CCNP-Routing)
UOP Student BSIT

 

[GlenJohnson]

Try a route print from dos and make sure your first stop is the gateway. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen.johnson@insightbb.com
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