Windows 98 - home networking, Wi-Fi, sharing files and folders

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Internet down but network is available	17 May 2005 07:15 GMT	11
Small network of 10 pc's. Windows 98 peer to peer via router. Router also acts as internet gateway to broadband connection. One of the PC's has developed an interesting problem.
ME-SE has me on my knees	17 May 2005 04:10 GMT	5
Background: I'm running a router with one computer connected via cable and the other via wireless card. #1 machine had the wireless running W98 and #2 was running ME. All was fine until the attacks from the internet got so bad that the
will not route through routers	16 May 2005 16:28 GMT	1
I have a windows 98 computer We use a hawking router with a ipaddress of 192.168.1.1 on the local side I have tried to dhcp and static the ip address on this machine. I have set the address to the gateway and removed it withthe dhcp
Missing device file	16 May 2005 16:06 GMT	3
In the process of un-installing and re-installing a Linksys WMP 11 Wireless PCI adaptor driver (under Windows 98SE), I seem to have 'lost' three driver files: vnetsup.vxd, vredir.vxd and dfs.vxd, which prevent me from setting up a home network.
Win98 machine sprouts second network adapter	15 May 2005 11:31 GMT	3
Two machines, WinXP and Win98, working happily together for years, lose network functionality overnight, and cannot even ping each other. Wiring seems OK. Static IP addresses 198.168.0.1 and 10 on subnet mask 255.255.255.0 seem OK.
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	14 May 2005 23:36 GMT	1
'Steve Winograd [MVP Wrote: > ']In article Dave.Smith.1oxcbz@news.win98banter.com, Dave Smith > Dave.Smith.1oxcbz@news.win98banter.com wrote:-
tweaking	14 May 2005 12:51 GMT	1
What is the best site out there, for tweaking your internet speed in the registry, when you have cable? I find that so many have bad info, talking about keys that are not there and such.
Network printer which doesn't exist	13 May 2005 18:34 GMT	2
After having uninstalled - not correctly, as I can see :( - an old printer, it was deleted from printer folder, but not from Network Neighborhood. How can I do to completely remove it? Thanks in advance.
Changing the "User Name"	13 May 2005 14:45 GMT	1
Any way to change the User Name that shows up in the Network Logon window ?? Have tried using regedit and searching for : user name, logon name, registered owner name, network logon name, etc. Nothing returns.
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	12 May 2005 21:05 GMT	1
Experienced IT consulant, checked xp and win98 pc's for problem wit simple? home network via router. Couldn't see either, why connection failing. Service pack2 added to xp, spyware trojans etc found and removed.
msnp32.dll	11 May 2005 15:10 GMT	2
I have Windows 98SE on a dual boot with Windows XP on a Presario S6000NX, on a seperate hard drive. Everything works fine except I keep getting this message on start-up "cannot find msnp32.dll. Microsoft Network may not be available." and, indeed, Network Neighborhood is missing. ...
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	10 May 2005 18:10 GMT	1
More info: For my network connections (Win 98 to win xp via adsl router) the x shows: Dial up
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	10 May 2005 18:07 GMT	1
'Steve Winograd [MVP Wrote: > ']In article Dave.Smith.1os8zz@news.win98banter.com, Dave Smith > Dave.Smith.1os8zz@news.win98banter.com wrote:-- > Some months ago, an IT guy linked up my Windows 98PC with my 'x
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	10 May 2005 05:47 GMT	1
'Steve Winograd [MVP Wrote: > ']In article Dave.Smith.1opxny@news.win98banter.com, Dave Smith > Dave.Smith.1opxny@news.win98banter.com wrote:- > Some months ago, an IT guy linked up my Windows 98PC with my 'xp home'
WIN NT / 98 NETWORK IPC$ problem	09 May 2005 16:46 GMT	1
James Egan Wrote: > On Sun, 8 May 2005 12:44:23 +0100, Dave Smith > Dave.Smith.1opxny@news.win98banter.com wrote: > -