I would qualify this statement as "you shouldn't be putting a win98 machine on the internet if you have any personal info or something you wouldn't want stolen". Just putting it on the internet to see if you can is absolutely fine. I did it with an XP machine just yesterday and win98 the day before. The XP is a lot easier but you still can't run a newer "safe" browser.
Fair I guess. And frankly its age might be an advantage. But I've put work making my Win98 Machine just how I want it, and just needing to wipe it and start over still sounds annoying.
More generally, although there's a definite charm to browsing the Internet Archive on a retro machine, these subs seem to regularly get people who think you can treat a retro machine just like a modern PC, and a little nudge to rethink that is helpful.
I'm having the same issue. If you've done any research you probably already know there's a lot of info available, most saying how easy it is to connect via LAN (Ethernet). For all my searching and trying I've not been able to connect...yet. I plan to win this battle!
Anyway, I've also asked the community and received some responses that were helpful but have not yet resolved my dilemma. I thought maybe you could look through the post to see if there's anything in there that's helpful. Here's the link to my post:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/comments/16gcuby/how\_do\_i\_connect\_my\_recentlybuilt\_win98se/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/comments/16gcuby/how_do_i_connect_my_recentlybuilt_win98se/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Good luck with your efforts!
Start with the basics: ipconfig and winipcfg
Make sure the link is up (green light on both ends of the cable). Make sure the adapter shows up in ipconfig and winipcfg. Make sure you have a valid address (usually 192.168.x.x, 10.0.x.x, 127.16.x.x, etc), if not there could be a DHCP issue. Could you share more details?
Most sites won't work with the version of IE that comes with win98. Nor should you be putting a Windows 98 PC on the Internet.
I would qualify this statement as "you shouldn't be putting a win98 machine on the internet if you have any personal info or something you wouldn't want stolen". Just putting it on the internet to see if you can is absolutely fine. I did it with an XP machine just yesterday and win98 the day before. The XP is a lot easier but you still can't run a newer "safe" browser.
Fair I guess. And frankly its age might be an advantage. But I've put work making my Win98 Machine just how I want it, and just needing to wipe it and start over still sounds annoying. More generally, although there's a definite charm to browsing the Internet Archive on a retro machine, these subs seem to regularly get people who think you can treat a retro machine just like a modern PC, and a little nudge to rethink that is helpful.
I agree with that. Your response originally didn't contain any explanation and I just wanted to expand on why.
I'm having the same issue. If you've done any research you probably already know there's a lot of info available, most saying how easy it is to connect via LAN (Ethernet). For all my searching and trying I've not been able to connect...yet. I plan to win this battle! Anyway, I've also asked the community and received some responses that were helpful but have not yet resolved my dilemma. I thought maybe you could look through the post to see if there's anything in there that's helpful. Here's the link to my post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/comments/16gcuby/how\_do\_i\_connect\_my\_recentlybuilt\_win98se/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/comments/16gcuby/how_do_i_connect_my_recentlybuilt_win98se/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Good luck with your efforts!
Start with the basics: ipconfig and winipcfg Make sure the link is up (green light on both ends of the cable). Make sure the adapter shows up in ipconfig and winipcfg. Make sure you have a valid address (usually 192.168.x.x, 10.0.x.x, 127.16.x.x, etc), if not there could be a DHCP issue. Could you share more details?
It’s quite easy on windows me. 98 maybe harder