Windows 98 - Network

• Adding FTP server / WebDAV folder as a network place

  Use Windows Explorer to browse a remote internet server by adding it as a network place.

• Configure TCPIP max transfer unit size in Windows 9x

  Description of the registry keys used for configuring the TCP/IP max transfer unit (MTU) size in Windows 95 / 98 / Me.

• Configure TCPIP settings for better performance

  Increase the speed of the network connection by changing the TCP/IP settings.

• Configure TCPIP stack settings in Windows 9x

  Description of the registry keys used for configuring the TCP/IP stack in Windows 95 / 98 / Me.

• Configure a secure network login to a domain

  Forcing the user to provide credentials before being allowed to use Windows 9x.

• Configure automatic login in Windows 9x

  Enabling automatic login so one doesn't have to type username and password at every boot.

• Configure host name resolution order in Windows 9x

  Configure the priority of how it should lookup the physical network address of a computer.

• Configure several IP Addresses for a single network adapter

  How to configure a network adapter to be part of multiple subnets.

• Creating a Local Area Network (LAN)

  Setting up a computer network, and steps for troubleshooting errors in the computer network.

• Description of Automatic TCP/IP Addressing

  Details of how the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) takes over if no DHCP server is found.

• Description of host name resolution order

  Description of the different ways Windows can convert a logical network name to a physical address.

• Diagnose performance issues with network hardware

  Description of different causes and solutions to network problems.

• Faster boot times by using static IP instead of DHCP

  Description of how to configure a computer network without a DHCP server.

• Finding the optimal TCPIP max transfer unit size

  Using PING to test the network connection and finding the best TCP/IP max transfer unit (MTU).

• Finding the optimal TCPIP receive window size

  Using PING to test the network connection and calculating the best TCP/IP receive window.

• Increase the limit of concurrent TCPIP connections in Windows 9x

  Configuring the TCPIP stack to increase the amount of concurrent connections in Windows 95 / 98 / Me.

• Load balancing over several Network Adapters in Windows 9x

  Configure how the TCP/IP should respond when multiple network adapters are installed.

• Lock down the network connection

  There are several security issues one should take care of when having a network connection.

• Mapping FTP server as a network drive letter

  Utilities for mounting a FTP folder as a mapped netwok drive.

• Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client

  VPN client to create a secure network connection to any server supporting L2TP/IPsec connections.

• Optimize Dialup Modem and Serial port FIFO buffer in Windows 9x

  Configure the hardware settings for the dialup modem and serial port for optimal speed.

• Optimizing the dialup handshake in Windows 9x

  Make the dialup connection time faster by limiting the dialup protocols to only TCPIP.

• Prevent loading of System Policies when logging on to network

  System Policies are useful when wanting to enforce a certain configuration or restriction on all computer and users in the domain.

• Setting up Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 98 SE / Me

  How to configure Internet Connection Sharing to configure a gateway to the Internet for other computers.

• Troubleshooting a dial up connection in Windows 9x

  Collection of Microsoft articles to help in troubleshooting dialup modem failures.

• Use HOSTS file to ban ads and speedup DNS lookups

  How the HOSTS file can be used to customize the host name resolution.

• Using router metric to specify primary gateway

  Description of how router metric works, and how to use it to prioritise gateways and perform simple load balancing.