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Re: [ECS] OFF TOPIC Q Don Stephens Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:03:23 -0800

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Hey Kevin:

 Have you two network adapters in the properties of My Computer? Have you
disabled DUN?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Keast" <libertyc@prodigy.net>
To: "ECS" <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 6:34 PM
Subject: [ECS] OFF TOPIC Q


> Hi All,
>
> Sorry for the off topic question but this is driving me bonkers!
>
> I cannot get name resolution between the pc's on my LAN.  When I ping the
IP
> it works. When I ping the name the computer tries to dial the internet.
> HELP PLEASE!
>
> I have tried the following:
>
> I have edited c:\windows\hosts (This file has no extension like it is
> supposed to)  I can ping the "name" of the machine I am on as "localhost"
or
> "computer name" but when I try to ping a remote pc the pc wants to call
the
> internet.
>
> My TCP/IP configuration has DNS enabled with the host name.  I have tried
it
> both ways actually.
>
> I am running windows 98 on both machines and experience the problem on
both.
>
> Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Again sorry for the off topic question.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>

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