First post, by serialShinobi
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Hello. I am interested in bringing a Windows 95 machine up to current day Microsoft networking status. The WIN95 machine has straight-up NETBEUI/NETBIOS that came with Windows 95 OSRv2. Research leads me to understand this protocol died, with it's final nod during the days of Windows XP.
But I use Microsoft networking a lot in other networking adventures I have been on.
Is the Win95 version of NETBEUI/NETBIOS incompatible with Windows 11?
I wonder if I can use NETBIOS over TCP/IP with the Win95 PC?
Also, can I use netstat under Win95? Can netstat show me status of ports under Win95 including NETBIOS over TCP/IP ports?
I have the Win95 PC Ethernet card connected directly to an interface on a laptop using windows 11. I installed TCP/IP on the Win95 machine. I am able to ping on both ends and get a reply. That is a ping command from DOS on win95 machine to IP address interface of laptop interface results in 4 replies/no loss and vice versa if issuing from the Windows 11 laptop.
I want to share a folder so the two computers can share a CD-ROM ISO.
However, I am curious if the new NETBIOS over TCP/IP, and other Microsoft networking like WINS and SMB are available to Windows 95.