Fredledingue Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) Please Help!It can't UPload data to the internet, at least not more than 500 bytes or so.I can download anything I want, even multimega files, but posting a message on this board or uploading a small file on my perso website or even sending data to a java-scripted webpage is impossible.When IE tries to do so, my CPU turns on all cylinders at 100% until I press the stop button.That happened with IE5.5 and upgrading to IE6SP1 and quickely reinstalling w98SE qnd the uSP2.1a and running clamwin antivirus didn't help.On the other computer that use the same USB/removable D-Link DSL modem, it works normaly. Edited June 8, 2006 by Fredledingue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Does this happen only in IE, or other programs cannot upload too?Try some of the tests here using different browsers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Have you tried to restore a backup of the registry ?Have you noticed any file change with your VB script ?Does the other machine use the same physical modem or is it just the same brand and model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) Does this happen only in IE, or other programs cannot upload too?Try some of the tests here using different browsers.I will try this test page. But I can already tell that download is great and upload is nearly zero.So far I used only IE6.0SP1 and Maxthon. The problem already existed with IE5.5 before I upgraded. Both reacts the same way.I can't connect to my e-mail provider with OE neither. Also something that the other machine does without problem. _____________Have you tried to restore a backup of the registry ?No. What registry should be backed up regarding the internet?Have you noticed any file change with your VB script ?I would have loved to. But I started writing this script after and indirectly, because I had this problem. Does the other machine use the same physical modem or is it just the same brand and model ?Yes they both use the same physical device: an USB D-Link200. It worked very well before with the same device. Edited June 6, 2006 by Fredledingue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Look for any drivers (probably VXDs) left over from previously installed firewall/traffic control software. Check your SYSTEM.INI for any non-M$ VXD entries and try removing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Have you tried to restore a backup of the registry ?No. What registry should be backed up regarding the internet?When I have got that type of problems, usually after installing an internet related utility that has not replaced system files nor added any vxd (I monitor this always), I restore a copy of the registry from the sysbackup folder and I am fine after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 eidenk,how do you do that?Anyway, I let the PC running for too many day with this problem to be able to roll back anything... testdhdfjdkhjdvkhdfhvdfhvjkfhdjk vhjkdfhvjkdjvhkjdnf sjdhsjhdjs jhsdjkfhjcn sjgcjsdgchsdjch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 In order to restore an old backup of your registry, boot in DOS, then type SCANREG /RESTORE , then select which backup you'll like to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) eidenk,how do you do that?Anyway, I let the PC running for too many day with this problem to be able to roll back anything...Everytime you boot into Windows your registry is automatically backed up if the date of the PC is at least one day ahead of the last backup.So it should not matter for how long your PC has been on.But if you did reboot once a day in the last five days, and an error appeared in the registry before that, all your registry backup will contain the error as by default only the last five backups are kept.I use 30 (Max : 99) so I have at least one month's worth of old registries in any case a problem is not immediately obvious. Edit the MaxBackupCopies values in scanreg.ini in the windows dir for changing the number of backups if you need.Also scanreg must be allowed to run at startup (it is by default) otherwise no automatic backups are made : REGEDIT4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]"ScanRegistry"="C:\\WINDOWS\\scanregw.exe /autorun" Edited June 7, 2006 by eidenk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks for all these infos.Unfortunately I have no registry backup dating from the time it was working.And no internet related vxd entry in the ini file... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretNinja Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 have you tryed using a web broser that is not based on the IE core? e.g firefox or opera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles__ Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Have you tried checking d-link support?http://support.dlink.com/supportfaq/http://www.dlink.com.au/tech/drivers/files/modems/dsl200.htmGo to the bottom of the page above.http://www.dlink.com.au/Products.aspx?Sec=...1&Sub2=1&PID=47http://www.dlink.com.au/tech/default.asp?model=DSL-200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks for your suggestion. I will try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewan Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Does this happen only in IE, or other programs cannot upload too?Try some of the tests here using different browsers.I will try this test page. But I can already tell that download is great and upload is nearly zero.Transmitted (not received) packets are generally much larger andmuch more frequent while uploading. I suspect that may betriggering the symptoms, so it might be a good idea to check thenetworking parameters very carefully. That's where a registrybackup might come in handy.Also, the statistics generated by "netstat -s" might providesome clue.Another exciting experiment is to check for the same problem ina different operating system, or a different W98 install. If thatworks well, it's a very likely to be a config issue. Otherwise, theproblem is external to your PC.Have you tried to restore a backup of the registry ?No. What registry should be backed up regarding the internet?Surely you know that Win95+ is in the habit of storing all sortsof stuff in the registry... not just your credit card number andyour mother's maiden name, but also details about hardwareconfiguration and TCP/IP parameters!Have you noticed any file change with your VB script ?I would have loved to. But I started writing this script after and indirectly, because I had this problem. Ideally, one would always have a recent and trusted backup makecomparisons against, or failing that, a collection of MD5 or SHA hashes,,but as we all know, such items are never there for you when you needthem. So here's a quick&dirty trick I often use instead, and whichusually helps:C:\>find -ctime -5... list of files "created" (or at least "changed") ..... within the past 5 daysC:\>find -time -2... list of files "modified"..."find" is the DJGPP (32-bit DOS) port of the GNU clone ofthe essential Unix "find" utility. Get it from any DJGPP mirrorsite or from my VAX:ftp://ftp.narpes.com/pub/util/dos/unix/gnuDoes the other machine use the same physical modem or is it just the same brand and model ?Yes they both use the same physical device: an USB D-Link200. It worked very well before with the same device.A-ha! That explains it! You're using one of those cheap rubbish USB devices,mass-produced for the "consumer" market! Try upgrading to a real router fromCisco, Foundry, or Juniper Networks, and upgrade your Internet connection tofibre - at least 100 Mbps. Tell us whether the problems persist. Mostly kidding about that... however, you should verify that it's not themodem's fault. Try it on a different machine, for instance.The hardware deficiencies of USB are most probably not responsible foryour upload difficulties... but I can't resist the opportunity for a side note:a few days ago learned about one more USB "feature": you can connect two computers with a regular serial cable, a parallel cable, an Ethernet cable, aFirewire cable or even with a SCSI-cable, but you had better not attempt such aconnection with an USB cable unless you're willing to risk damaging your hardware.The reason is that "there can be only one" - one host/master/controller/whatevernode - on an USB bus. For connecting two hosts (e.g. two computers), youneed a middle man (or "bridge") to make them get along. (Take a look at thissite for information on not only USB, but many other interfaces too:http://www.epanorama.net/links/pc_interface.html )In the case of Windows 98 and USB, theree is a lot to be said, but I'll tryto resist the temptation an just mention NTKERN.VXD. Although it's a genuinenative Win/386/3.x/9x VxD kernel module, the functionality it implements isalien and poorly debugged - just barely enough NT-emulation to fool USB,Firewire and other "WDM" drivers to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 somewan,The two computers use the same modem but not at the same time (it's physicaly impossible).I have to manualy move the USB cable from one machine to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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