NetBEUI and IPX are older network protocols (from IBM and Novell 
respectively) that were still common enough when Windows 95 was released 
that Microsoft enabled them by default, and continued to do so in Windows 
98.  They have largely died out since then, as has AppleTalk, leaving TCP/IP 
as the world standard.

  NetBEUI used to be frequently recommended as a way to provide local 
filesharing, without exposing your machines unnecessarily to the Internet.  
Windows 95/98/SE/ME would let you bind filesharing only to specific 
protocols, so that was a cheap and easy way to protect yourself.
  But NT/2K/XP doesn't give you that choice (nor does XP offer NetBEUI 
support by default...).

  The fact that filesharing can work over NetBEUI means that having NetBEUI 
enabled can complicate troubleshooting of TCP/IP issues.  And since TCP/IP 
is what the Internet speaks, you really want that to work.  So unless you 
really know what you're doing, I recommend against enabling NetBEUI -- get 
TCP/IP working correctly, and you don't need anything else.

David Gillett




On 25 Oct 2006 at 19:45, garytennesen wrote:

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> Regarding:
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>you wrote <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> My problem is as follows:-
> 
> When trying to configure the network, the computer asks me to insert a 
> "Novell Netware DOS disk that was "supplied by the manufacturer".
> 
> 
> Your install of Windows is possibly including IPX/SPX or Netware.  Make sure 
> that the network configuration has only these two protocols:   NetBeui and 
> TCP/IP   and has no Novell or Netware clients included in the install.
> 
> Even if you were to find a Novell DOS disk, you'd get errors in "no server 
> found" since you don't have a Netware server.  Just make sure you have the 
> bare essentials in your networking:
> 
> Microsoft Networking  (haven't seen win98 in so long I have forgotten exact 
> wording)
> NetBEUI
> TCP/IP
> file and printer sharing (if you desire)
> 
> - gary r. tennesen
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