I have a Windows NT 4.0 Server (SP6) that has a client application running on it that is accessed by terminals with windows 98 and windows 95 on them. My windows 98 terminal can see the NT server and ping it, but when I try and connect to the share it asks for a password. I enter the proper...

Hello all, I'm trying to set up an win 98 box for broadband access via usb with a dsl 302g modem, but the problem being that the modem does not show up in ipconfig and therefore won't access the net. (All the indicator lights are on) I've installed the usb drivers as per the instructions, the...

Hi People. I am experiencing a DHCP problem in the company i work that is described below: Windows 98 clients is apresenting IP conflict when it gets from DHCP server. The important detail is that allways that it has a conflict, one of both machines that had the conflict have subnet mask wrog....

I have two USB harddisk drives hanging on a Win XP Pro SP2 machine. My Win98SE machines cannot access these drives. One USB drive is partitioned into three, and the other drive is not partitioned. In the File Manager tree on the Win98SE machines, these 4 partitions simply show up with their volume...

I am trying to connect a win98SE to my primary XP Media Center PC (w/connected printer). I have run the XP networking install disk on the Win98 machine but it keeps asking me for a network password. I have never created a network password for this machine. It doesn't require any password to boot...

Hello, We have a small-office TCP/IP network consisting of mainly Win2K systems. On the network is a network printer and a DSL router that provides Internet access to all the Win2K systems. We also have a Win98 system that we use to run some older programs. Even though this system does not need...

So I switched from an ADSL-connection to fibre and I would like my Windows 98-running desktop to connect to the net through LAN. This should work by simply plugging the cable from the ethernet card into the box on the wall, and it works fine on my XP-equipped laptop. But when I start Internet...

How can I connect to another win98 via network w/o windows loaded? It's and old broken system and I cannot load or reinstall windows - I have win98 command prompt only.

Hello Folks, I have 3 computers I'll give them names to keep it straight. Main, Storage and Laptop Main has internal modem and a router (Dlink DI-524) Storage has

I have 2 computers with XP home thru a wan router connection. They see each other and I can share some files ( not all )....IE..I can't share my documents nor program files within that folder. I highlite it and clik on the menu that appears, "Sharing and security". When I go there, a box appears...

In a Networking info box I see: No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. ... What on earth does that mean? 1. No driver files are required? 2. No driver files are required have been loaded?

I have a D-Link 621 router configured for DHCP. I have a winXP Pro machine connected to it and I am able to get to the internet. My problem is the Win98 machine (host name: Pavilion). I have installed NIC successfully and set the TCP/IP settings for the adapter to Auto IP to get from router. My...

I have a network with two machines. An XP Home and 98SE. Both machines can see each other and access each others files. The XP machine can update the 98SE machine but the 98SE machine cannot update the XP machine. I have given full access shares to selected folders on the XP machine but when...

This is my initial post on the XP networking newsgroup Loring Hutchinson wrote: Here's my setup. Host computer P4 running Win XP (home edition), Norton Antivirus 2005 Client computer P3 running Win 98, 2nd ed, NOD 32 Antivirus

Does anyone know of any microsoft or third party tools/applications to force users on win98 machines to authenticate against a domain controller before using the machine? We have a stand alone scientific network with a central domain controller that all machines authenticate against. We also have...

I have four computers networked for iinternet sharing on a Linksys router. All can access the Internet independently (that's a great thing!). The Notebook (Xp Pro) can "see" the XP Home and the XP Pro Towers in it's workgroup. The XP Home tower can see the Notebook only. The Xp Pro Tower can see...

The situation is this: I have a PC with cable modem connected via a long inverted or crossed over, I don't know how this UTP cable layout is called, it's when both endings are different and you use them to connect 2 PC. Anyway, this cable goes to my moms PC and she enjoys Internet thanks to my...

If I look at my NIC properties in Network one tab lists the following; Link down power savings: disable Link speed: auto negotiate Link speed: auto negotiate Network address: not present Optimal performance: disable Receive buffer size: 64k bytes Wakeup on ARP/PING: enable Wakeup on Link change:...

We have a small three computer network. My son was having big problems with his computer so I reinstalled Windows 98se on his computer. Everything went fine....except that he can't connect to the internet. I checked all of his settings and all of his hardware and everything seems to be...