Windows 98 Joining a domain and connecting to internet

Can you help me in connecting a windows 98 system to internet,i have no idea why its not connecting to internet because the ethernet drivers are good and they are enabled , i have an intel 82557 based integrated ethernet PCI in the network adapters list.
when i am trying to connect it to the internet its not getting connected, i am using a DHCP server which has its DNS names and it automatically assigns ip address to the clients dats how the rest of systems are configured,they are xp though.
So can you suggest me any steps which can help me connect this guy to internet and i wanna join it to my domain if possible.

Thanks,
TRi

 

MS has an excellent tutorial: How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows 98 Second Edition
See if that helps

 

HI Arie,
Are you sure about no chance of joining the domain,please confirm becoz my boss wants me to find out a way to connect it to the domain,dats why i am asking you again.

Thanks,
TRI

 

Try this ;

http://yellowbugcomputers.com/techdocs/joindomain.html

 

Yes you can "browse" a domain from Windows98 but you cannot join it, as Arie has stated already.

Obviously running a Workgroup network will not be an issue. Is this all you want to do? Because Domain (as in Servers and User Clients) is obviously different types of networks.
Generally a "Domain" is accompanied by a Server (ie Server 2003 or Server 2008 or Server 2010) Is this the type of thing you are setting up?
Because I think (?) you are just setting up a Workgroup local network. If you want to join a domain, then update to XP Pro minimum.

 

Yes, Arie is correct....I could not find my bookmark to this article last night when I posted that reply. but Microsoft did make provision for what he wants to do and it is some good reading material for us ancients in the crowd!

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555038

Jake

 

Hey ,
Thanks guys for all the replies, i am gonna read the materials and i will get back to you guys for sure.Also what my question was i am having a Windows SBS 2008 server and i am trying to join this 98 guy to the domain of the server.So as you told i cannot join it but i will try to atleast make it to browse the files on server.

I have another issue now,i am trying to connect the 98 system to internet.its not getting connected.I enable the Lan connection and i changed the TCP/IP properties.I am making to use the DNS servers of my network, it asks me to give the HOST name and Domain name and also DNS servers details.I gave all those details and i am using the option obtain IP address automatically but its not getting connected, can anyone help me out pleaseeeeeeee
Thanks,
Tri

 

I cant leave this guy because we have a software installed on that for which we lost the hard copy and now the software is around 8000$,which my firm is not willing to spend and they want me to use this system and protect this system by cloning the hard drive(which i failed to do but still trying though). So now i need to atleast connect this guy to the domain i mean i should atleast make it to browse the files on server.

 

Try the following:

Reboot into Safe Mode -> Control Panel -> Network -> uninstall NetBEUI protocol -> reboot normal.

Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 > http://web.archive.org/web/20050316012919/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323455
(Note: You can use the SP2 download link below that incorporates this as well)

98 SE SP2 2.1a Stable: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/SESP21A.EXE

98 SE SP 3.0 BETA 4: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61749

That may just be what it needs