Sorry to bother you all. I lost Internet connectivity at home. I need this fixed so that I can download and practice BOSON test before my scheduled BSMSN exam on Monday. I had "redundant links" configured at home: 1. Using Sprint Broadband Wireless as my primary connection 2. Using AT&T Global Dialer as my backup - use it maybe once every two months. (OS: Windows 2000 Professional) But both of them stopped working. Here is what happened. When everything was working (slowly), I tried to speed it up. I uninstalled TCP/IP protocol and reinstalled it. This is all I did. After reinstalling TCP/IP, my Sprint Broadband stopped working. Here are the symptoms: 1. I can ping Internet IP addresses but HTTP by IP address does not work (so not an DNS issue) 2. HTTP by IP not working with Netscape error message "Netscape was unable to create a network socket connection. There may be insufficient system resources or the network may be down." 3. FTP does not work with error message "Can't create socket - no winsock present." I then tried AT&T Global Dialer. It gets connected but can't get authenticated saying "waiting for authentication." Sprint checked my cable modem. They said it's a workstation issue - not a network problem. Sounds familiar? I called my company helpdesk for workstation support. He suggested deleting AT&T Global dialer icon and rebooting PC. He also said Uninstalling TCP/IP on Windows 2000 is very troublesome. I may have to reinstall Windows 2000 to fix the problem. He doesn't know any other way to fix "winsock" issue on Windows 2000. I believe it's a workstation issue: corrupted or missing files. But I don't know how to fix it. The workstation and all other applications are working fine. Any suggestions/ideas would be greatly appreciated. J. Li __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=13540&t=13540 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
