Win 98 and domains

hamesy · 19 Mar 2008 at 14:40

Stupid question I know, but can Windows 98 join a domain like in XP Pro?

Cheers

bledd · 19 Mar 2008 at 15:09

nope, windows nt,2000 can though

vipergrm · 19 Mar 2008 at 19:11

Actually, you can log on to a domain with Windows 98 but the domain must be configured with a WINS server as it only supports NetBIOS.

hamesy · 20 Mar 2008 at 13:09

vipergrm said:
Actually, you can log on to a domain with Windows 98 but the domain must be configured with a WINS server as it only supports NetBIOS.

Ok cheers mate. I'll have to look into it

Jumping · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:36

Also if I remember correctly you need to install some extra application on the Windows 98 machine. I think this was for NT domains, not sure if 98 can/are allowed to connect to 2000 or newer domains.

K.C. Leblanc · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:12

Jumping said:
Also if I remember correctly you need to install some extra application on the Windows 98 machine. I think this was for NT domains, not sure if 98 can/are allowed to connect to 2000 or newer domains.

Check this, but I think Win98 can only be authenticated by the domain controller running the 'PDC emulator' FMSO role. This could cause problems with a large number of win 98 clients.

Also I doubt you could use group policy on the 98 machines. Give us a little more info about what you're trying to achieve.

#Chri5# · 21 Mar 2008 at 09:15

Server 2003 (IIRC) introduced SMB signing which "breaks" the ability of 9x to authenticate against AD. It's a simple change in Group Policy to turn it off though.

vipergrm · 22 Mar 2008 at 22:56

Correct, Windows 98 or Windows NT for that matter do not support group policy.