in reply to Windows Networking

If your "protocol" file under %systemroot%\system32\Drivers\etc looks okay, then maybe Windows is no longer looking in the right place.

Open up this registry key: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

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And look for a value named "DatabasePath". It should bet set to:

%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc

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HTH..

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Re^2: Windows Networking
by DaveLaw (Initiate) on Aug 10, 2004 at 21:20 UTC
    ok:now someones talking sense! Heres the story: some time ago a Trojan tried to hijack the hosts file & pointed DatabasePath somewhere else. We found the imposter hosts but not the registry change. After pointing DatabasePath to the right place, Perl is networking ok. Funny thing is: windows could live with this, presumably looking where it should, having found no imposter hosts. Thanks very much!
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