Unable to create socket

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I Suddenly started having a problem with my attglobal.net dialup
connection. This is not the first time this happened. The last
time (early Jan 04)I had to reinstall win2000 to clear the problem
because I thought that the installation of a print server caused the
problem.

This time I did not install of change anything. I just tried to
reconnect to the ISP and then got the same error as before.
"can't create socket" message that was logged to the startup log and
then the connection disconnects. A connection is made but then
during the login process I get this error message.

I finally wised up (a little) that the problem was not just
related to my dialup when I tried to use WinProxy on my laptop to
as my connection proxy to the Internet and I could not
connect to the laptop from the desktop.

The Ping utility does function between the desktop and the laptop.

So then I tried using TTCP to test the connection between the laptop
and the desktop and the send (on the desktop) could not open a connection.

BTW I installed a new modem (external) between these occurances not that
I think the problem is with the hardware but just to complete the picture.

Any help would be appreciated, I don't want to reinstall Windows again.

The machine in question is running win2000 sp4 on a P4 1.5 Ghz with 1 GB
RAM.

The laptop is using a wireless connection to my internal (home) network.

Couple of questions:

Does win2000 still use the old winsock libaries?
Is it possible the winsock lib got corrupted? If so, how can I replace it?

Or is there some registry entry that was changed/deleted/mangeled?

Thanks
Marty Kovacs
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Steve, this fixed the problem. I searched the MS knowledge
base but did not find this article. Just goes to show that
when doing searches the right keywords make all the difference.

Thanks for you help
Marty
 
Glad it worked. Yeah, searching KB can be a pain. I bookmarked that particular one
because I figured I may never be able to find it again. --- Steve
 
To remove Winsock settings, perform the following steps:

Click Start then Run
Type regedit and click OK
The Registry Editor window appears.
Click the "+" to the left of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click the "+" to the left of SYSTEM.
Click the "+" to the left of CurrentControlSet.
Click the "+" to the left of Services.
Scroll down to locate the Winsock folder.
Right-click on the Winsock folder and click Export.
The Export Registry File appears.
Save the file in My Documents as Winsock.reg.
Right-click Winsock and click Delete.
The Confirm Key Delete window appears.
Click Yes.
Right-click Winsock2 and click Export.
The Export Registry File appears.
Save the file in My Documents as Winsock2.reg.
Right-click Winsock2 and click Delete.
The Confirm Key Delete window appears.
Click Yes.
Restart the system.

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Reinstalling Winsock Settings
Date Created : 2004-11-23 Last Modified : 2004-11-29
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After removing the Winsock settings, perform the following steps:

NOTE: You must have Administrative privileges in order to perform the
steps below.

Click Start, and then Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
NOTE: If you are using the classic Start Menu, after you click Start,
point to Settings and then click Control Panel.


Double-click the Network Connections icon.
The list of available connections is displayed.
NOTE: If you are using the category view, instead click the Network and
Internet Connections link and then click the Network Connections link.


Right-click Local Area Connection and left-click Properties.
The Network Connection Properties window appears.
On the General tab, click Install.
The Select Network Component Type window appears.
Click Protocol, then click Add.
The Select Network Protocol window appears.
Click Have Disk.
The Install From Disk window appears.
Type C:\Windows\INF and then click OK.
Click Microsoft, then click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click OK.
The Network Connection Properties window appears.
Click Close.
Restart the system.
Click Start, then click Run.
Type netsh int ip reset delllog.txt in the Run line and click OK.
The Winsock settings have been successfully installed.


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