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Win2K and Win98 on peer network

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by ag consult

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Can a Win2k client act as a peer to a Win98 client on a network? Does it work the same as 2 Win98 peers?

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by freddo frog

They will work together but you have to configure the permissions properly i.e. the Win98 machines & users need to have the "Access this computer from network" property enabled in the "Local Security Policy" prior to sharing any drives, folders etc.

by dragon emperor

In accessing the Win98 machine from the Win2K machine it is identical (though you need to make sure that both machines have the desired protocol installed, since Win2K is natively TCP/IP so one or the other may need the protocol changed or one added). However, Win2K (like NT) has both OS and file system (if NTFS is being used) permissions, in addition to the normal Share permissions, that can affect access in the other direction.

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