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Are you running Internet Connection Sharing from the Windows 98 box?
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Are you running Internet Connection Sharing from the Windows 98 box?

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Or any other service on it for that matter like Winroute that is providing IP addresses to the other machines etc.
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Or any other service on it for that matter like Winroute that is providing IP addresses to the other machines etc.

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I have a network with three machines, XP home, win 98 and win ME. &nbsp;If all three machines are booted -- all three can talk to each other. &nbsp;However, &nbsp;for the xp home and win ME system to talk -- the win 98 system must be in the network -- initially. &nbsp;After the connections are made -- the win 98 system can be removed. Any ideas where to start?
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I have a network with three machines, XP home, win 98 and win ME.  If all three machines are booted -- all three can talk to each other.  However,  for the xp home and win ME system to talk -- the win 98 system must be in the network -- initially.  After the connections are made -- the win 98 system can be removed. Any ideas where to start?

One system must be on network when starting for the other 2 systems to talk

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.