I'm just curious.  If NetBEUI isn't routable (therefore not
accessable through the Internet) why then would one worry about
security on a home network?

Thanks,
Dan


> This is incorrect. The only protocol you should be using on a
home LAN
> using any version of Windows is TCP/IP.
> NetBEUI = Extended User Interface is an old Windows for
Workgroup protocol
> that is not routable.
> While it will work, without any configuration, you loose a
great deal in
> security and functionality.
>
> Rode
> The NOSPIN Group
>
>
>
>
> A TCP/IP would not match up like it did from the Win98
> >machine to a previous Win95 machine.  Both were running Novell
but
> >IPX/SPX would not match up either.  Netbui was the only common
> >denominator I could get to work.  Also, when logging in to XP,
you have
> >to use the account that I mentioned previously above.  If you
login under
> >any other profile in XP, it probably won't show the Win98
machine in
> >network neighborhood.
> >
> >Components I used were:
> >Client for Microsoft Networks
> >TCP/IP (for Internet)
> >Netbui (for the common protocol for both Win2000 and Win98)
> >IPX/SPX that was the protocol for Novell (I doubt you will
have to have
> >that if you are not on a Novell Network.)

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