> I had installed a new Windows 98SE virtual machine but i cannot connect to
> the internet It has TCP/IP configured with the Obtain an IP address
> automatically. On the virtual machine network settings is configured to NAT
> (also had tried setting it directly to the Intel network adapter). Still no
> Internet access on the virtual machine. WinIpcfg gives the same
> configuration info (except IP address & host name) as another physical Win 98
> computer on the network.
>
> Need HELP !!!! Thank you.

>
> Win98 does fine for me if I set the virtual PC directly to the network
> adapter and set 98 to obtain an IP address automatically. If winipcfg shows
> the same as a working machine (except for IP and hostname of course), but
> you're not able to get to the internet, I can think of three possibilities:
>
> 1) Your Virtual PC is not reaching a DHCP server. Maybe your network is not
> using DHCP or the DHCP server is having issues or doesn't assign IP addresses
> to a machine it doesn't recognize. OR
> 2) Your Virtual PC is reaching a DHCP server, but it's getting an IP address
> that's not on the same network as the physical 98 machine you mentioned (are
> the IP addresses similar except for after the last dot?) OR
> 3) There is an Internet gateway that's set up to only allow certain machines
> through.
>
> Hope this helps shed some light on the situation!
>
> "Gustavo Moreno" wrote:
>
> > I had installed a new Windows 98SE virtual machine but i cannot connect to
> > the internet It has TCP/IP configured with the Obtain an IP address
> > automatically. On the virtual machine network settings is configured to NAT
> > (also had tried setting it directly to the Intel network adapter). Still no
> > Internet access on the virtual machine. WinIpcfg gives the same
> > configuration info (except IP address & host name) as another physical Win 98
> > computer on the network.
> >
> > Need HELP !!!! Thank you.

> The IP address is the same except for the last dot.