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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

I can't connect to the internet in my windows 98 vm
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socratis
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by socratis »

In order to better understand the problem you need to submit some more information. Please read the following: Minimum information needed for assistance.
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

sorry.
VBox version 5.1.10
how am I supposed to attach files
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socratis
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by socratis »

DVINTHEHOUSEMAN wrote:VBox version 5.1.10
  • What's your host version? Full and complete details please. "OSX" isn't enough, "OSX 10.9.5 build 13f1911" is much better.
  • What's your guest version? Full and complete details please. "Win10" isn't enough, "Win10 1607, build 14393.969" is much better.
  • What's your VirtualBox version? Full and complete details please. "The latest" is not enough, "VirtualBox 5.1.18 r140002" is much better.
For future reference, "current version", "latest version", "previous version" don't (generally speaking) provide accurate information. In a couple of months the "current" will definitely be different. It's better if you use the complete version numbers (including the build numbers) to identify software.
DVINTHEHOUSEMAN wrote:how am I supposed to attach files
  • Follow a "start the VM from cold-boot"/"observe error"/"shutdown the VM" cycle.
  • With the VM shut down completely (not paused or saved), right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager and select "Show Log".
  • Save only the first "VBox.log", ZIP it and attach it to your response (see the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form).
And finally, please describe what you mean "I can't connect to the internet".
Can you ping your gateway?
Can you ping 8.8.8.8?
Can you ping google.com?
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

Host: Microsoft Windows 10 v1607 build 14393.953
Guest: Microsoft Windows 98 Second edition with PLUS! Pack v4.10.2222
Vbox:5.1.10 r112026
Attachments
vboxlog.zip
Here is the log
(20.38 KiB) Downloaded 9 times
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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

I don't know how to ping stuff btw
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BillG
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by BillG »

There is a good chance that you can connect to the Internet but your browser is too old to connect to any web sites. What Internet browser are you using? The built-in browser is probably Internet Explorer 6.
Bill
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socratis
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Re: Connecting to the internet

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BillG wrote:The built-in browser is probably Internet Explorer 6.
Nope, that would be the default for WinXP. For Win98 that would be IE5. ;)
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

No, the browser for default Win98 is IE4.5. For PLUS! and SE it is IE5
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DVINTHEHOUSEMAN
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Re: Connecting to the internet

Post by DVINTHEHOUSEMAN »

On my real WinXP, I can connect to websites in IE7.
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