re: [NOT a] DNS error
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(3936 messages posted)
Here's how your post looks:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1240859931
It's obvious you tried to do better. The first 2 paragraphs here are worth reading:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1217046552
Tracy wrote:
|Was unable to get online via Verizon DSL last week
|[apparently using XP and a post-IE6 browser...]
|I was getting "hard drive failure imminent" messages,
|so I installed a new one this week[...]
|I only have Win98 disks, so I'm back on that now.
|
Ah. Yet another someone who has been brainwashed into thinking
that Microsoft's is the *only* software that will run on the x86 architecture.
More below.
|I still can't get online via IE (no other browser installed),
|
Condolences on having to run Intenet Exploder--especially an ancient version.
The easy solution to this problem is to have a non-M$ browser (Firefox or Opera)
on removable media so you can install it.
|and Verizon said it's not their problem
|because 192.168.1.1 in the address bar brings up a DSN error message.
|
Yes, using a numeric IP address **should** BYPASS DNS.
This is a very useful symptom.
Something in your networking stack is broken (it's *NOT* DNS). Read this:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1124596509
...and I hope I can convince you to avoid M$'s crappy online software
and just install a 21st-Century browser and email client.
|I was getting "hard drive failure imminent" messages,
|so I installed a new one this week. Pre-hard drive change I was using XP,
|but I only have Win98 disks, so I'm back on that now.
|[. . .]
|I'm unemployed and job hunting,
|otherwise I'd just hit the store for something newer.
|
Again, it's NOT necessary to give MSFT money to use a computer
--even your current computer.
You can boot to this CD and get a fully-useable OS with a graphical desktop
that COMES WITH a browser, email client, and office suite
--all gratis (and libre) and **installation** is NOT needed:
cache of https://shipit.kubuntu.org
At that point, all you need is the IP address your ISP assigned you.
(Obviously, a bootable Linux CD is *also* a useful diagnostic tool;
it's good for repairing broken Windoze boxes as well.)
...and Linux doesn't have any of the
Product Key, Product Activation, Windows Genuine DISAdvantage crap
when you DO go to install it to your HDD.
Not having to run anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-hijacking apps
speeds things up too.
Your local Linux Users
Group could also fix you right
up with a modern OS
that is more secure than anything that comes from Micros~1--gratis.
Linux Mint is noteworthy as it has all the proprietary junk that folks need
--and which the USA government's stupid laws have made cumbersome to get.
cache of http://distrowatch.com
If you're in a tech-related field, learning to use another OS is also a plus.
- Written in response to:
- DNS error (Tracy: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:18 pm)
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