After reinstalling windows ME, I can not go online with my DSL modem (which worked before). I can ping the modem but can not go online. Any suggestions on possible solutions?

You have contacted your ISP I assume? Can you ping the outside world at all or just the modem? How about re-installing any PPPOE, Winpoet, or other ISP software software required.The next step would be to wipe the TCP/IP stack from add/remove programs area of the control panel and then re-install that. Jimi_l

If you can ping by IP and not by FQDN... For instance, you can ping: ping 209.90.0.4 and get four replies... But you cannot ping: ping sky.net It returns an error or no replies.. Post back. I can most likely fix that as long as something isn't actively corrupting your Winsock keys in the registry. (like new.net, aol, savenow, etc...)

I can ping "209.90.0.4" and get 4 replies, but i cannot ping "sky.net". It replys "Unknown host sky.net". (I am using MS-DOS to ping sources)

Have you installed the drivers provided by your ISP?

If you can ping by IP but not by FQDN... try this: Go to control panel>>add/remove programs>>windows setup. Take the checkmark out of Communications. Click apply>>ok. It will prompt you to Reboot. DO NOT reboot. Go to start>>run>>regedit. Browse to HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\CurrentControlSet\Services On the left hand side of the registry you will see a folder called Winsock2. Right click and choose delete. Close the registry editor. Go back to control panel>>add/remove programs>>windows setup. Highlight Communications and click the details button. Put a checkmark in Dail up Networking. Click ok>>apply>>ok. It will prompt you to reboot. This time reboot. When you get back up, try the internet.