Linksys Wireless Connection to Internet

pvsol

We use a Linksys wireless adapter to link another pc to our broadband connection. It has been working fine for 2 years , but suddenly today wont work. The 2 devices are reading each other and the signal strength is fine but the remote one is saying that it is unable to access the internet. Although the internet is working fine on no 1 pc.

Please can anyone help me ????

T4i

Lets see if its a IE problem first.

Are you running XP? If so click start and click run. Type cmd and press enter.

Then in the black window type ping https://www.bbc.co.uk

Do this on the p.c that cant access the net. Do you get ping timed out (no response) or a reply in ms?

If it does give you a reply your problem is with IE.

pvsol

Both computers are running on windows 98!

T4i

Ok, sorry about that.

Click start, click run and type msdos.

That should bring the same black box up.

pvsol

Tried that!!!

Cannot find the file "msdos" or one of its components - make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available

T4i

god, thats how long I aint used 98.

I really cant remember what the cmd is.......Erm.....another way is to click start and goto progs then accessories.....its somewhere in there.

pvsol

What am I looking for in accessories?

T4i

aaah.

Think its command in the run prompt.

T4i

MS-DOS or msdos or cmd or dos or command....

Sorry my head has totaly gone to sleep now.. :rolleyes:

criminal_smile

Been a while myself, but in W98, goto 'accessories', and look for DOS Prompt (has a little black screen icon).

pvsol

Done that - when I type ping https://www.bbc.co.uk - I get - unknown host https://www.bbc.co.uk.

Then it takes me back to c:\>www

Thanks for this help so far!!!