re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 8:53 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Dave Robinson
(4 messages posted)
Hi,
The LED (light) associated with the port to which your XP machine is connected stays
on because your XP machine has 'WoL' technology (Wake on LAN). "WoL" allows you to
remotely activate (wake up) the machine from another machine on your network. It
is thus important that the router's firewall is properly set up to prevent unauthorized
access from outside of your LAN if you have an active internet connection.....
Back to the networking problem. You need to have "file and print sharing" activated
on your Win98SE machine but be forewarned that you will need to have a firewall in
place (recommend that you use a proxy server for your internet connection) as others
on the internet may be able to view your Win98SE computer's drive when "file and
print sharing is activated", if the computer directly accesses the internet.....
I won't describe how you accomplish the above here. I recommend that you review the
microsoft.com site or other such 'trusted' sites to find out how to enable "file
and print sharing" for your Win98SE machines as well as gain knowledge regarding
the security challenges you face when your LAN is connected to the internet.
Dave Robinson
(Tomorrow's Technology)
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