Cannot hit internet in WinME but can in Linux

I have been fighting with Windows ME on being able to reach the Internet. Nothing. So I had a Live CD of a Linux Distro and booted up and Linux hit the Internet fine.

So I know it is not a HW problem.

I have added, removed, tweaked about every setting in WinME. I can ping the router - but cannot ping past the router. I have cleaned up using Hijack I have run LPfix for winsocks.

Any suggestions that make Win ME incredibly hard to figure out and what the heck am I missing?