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11/9/2001 7:17:23 AM EDT
OK, my mom asked me to come over to work on her computer.  She thought that there was something wrong with their cable internet service, but that turns out not to be the case.  

When a hyperlink is clicked on, about 3/4 of the time the computer instantly says that the page doesn't exist.  If you hit refresh a few times, the page will come up.  I once had the same problem with mine, but I can't remember how I fixed it.  Any ideas?  It's running on 98.
11/9/2001 7:44:51 AM EDT
[#1]
Check your DNS setting - the name server could be a lame one so you might want to change it to another one.

The DNS is the computer that gives your computer the IP address from the domain name (link).
11/9/2001 7:53:50 AM EDT
[#2]
Hey Paul..got as question for ya...I have DSL, running 98 and using IE6...I'm flying around the internet, clicking on this and that...and then I'll go to click on a hyperlink, or anything for that matter and nothing....I get the hourglass...keep clicking...nada. I go to tools, clear out stuff..cookies and junk in my temp file...and it still happens. I close the IE6 browser, re-open and it "usually"..not always, kicks back in. Seems like explorer just dies..this happened also with IE 5.5. Any suggestions?

Hyperless in LA

11/9/2001 7:57:55 AM EDT
[#3]
OK Paul, I went to the help page for her cable service (RoadRunner) and it says to keep DNS turned off.  If it should be turned on, I have no clue what server to use.  Anyway to find out?
11/9/2001 10:22:27 AM EDT
[#4]
You currently get DNS from the ISP, via DHCP.

You can enable DNS, and then put in the DNS servers statically, and see if that helps, but if it is a problem contacting the DNS server, then static or dynamic, the problem still exists....  

Sounds more like an IP stack issue for Win98.  You could try Windows update, and install any pathes/service packs... and update the browser to the latest service pack.

If it was DSL, the MTU setting could be adjusted a little lower than the default of 1500.

Also, I dont know if this will help this specific issue, but Win98 needs it TCP receive window (RWIN) bumped up.

You can download this file:  [url]http://www.dslreports.com/front/tweak/rwin98-l.reg[/url] for WINDOWS 95/98 ONLY!!!

Save it to disk, then execute it.  Reboot.  Makes broadband under Windows 95/98 MUCH smoother.