[cyberthug]

Hey all...
I just thot maybe there should be a seperate thread for this link.
A link from microsoft containing the complete Resource Kit for Windows 98.

I know how frustrated I was when looking for this the 1st time i heard of Win98 being able to install unattendedly!
[Maybe this could be a sticky?]

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/technet/samples/ps/win98/reskit/

Enjoy.

[GeneralMandible]

I can't get it to work...

[prathapml]

GeneralMandible, on Dec 9 2004, 10:11 PM, said:

I can't get it to work...

Me neither!
Does it require a password?

[azagahl]

It works for me.

Note: apparently because it is a microsoft site, you must use IE, not Firefox to connect.

[prathapml]

Dang!
That's right. I tried connecting through opera, and then through an FTP client - both could not access the site. But used IE now to browse to the address..... and it works.

[cyberthug]

right.. need's IE.. and ppl who still can't get in, try flipping the passive mode. i can't remember if it's to be on or off.

[GeneralMandible]

It must have been down when I tried it, because I tried both IE and Firefox.

[cyberthug]

i use flashfxp... usually give me the error of too many users..
keep trying.. hope it works..


/// if anyone wants it and cannot get access to it... i'll be hosting an ftp in a couple of days..
i dunno if it'd be illegal to host any MS resource kits.. but it's a pvt server.. should be fine. ///

[LonTong]

Hi Cyberthug,
Do you mind mailing me that res kit?
Tried that ftp many times with no success
I lost my CD & the one inside my HD did not have it.

[horsecharles]

Yeah, that happens quite a bit: keep trying the site, esp late night-- eventually you'll get in.

[LonTong]

cyberthug, on Dec 10 2004, 06:14 PM, said:

right.. need's IE.. and ppl who still can't get in, try flipping the passive mode. i can't remember if it's to be on or off.

Can anyone explain where to look at "passive mode" ?
THanks

[horsecharles]

control panel / internet options / advanced / scroll down to just below Auto Complete settings....

[MDGx]

You do not require a particular web browser to connect to MS ftp site, just make sure the browser [or ftp client] you're using sends automatically an email address [any, even fake] to their servers per request.
I usually use Netscape Navigator 3.04 [very old, dates back to 1997 ] or WS_FTP LE to access public ftp servers.
Passive mode [also available as an option in most FTP clients] only makes your broadband [xDSL/cable/sattelite/LAN] connection more compatible with any ftp server, which doesn't necessarily have to be the MS one.
PASV [RFC 959]:
This command requests the server to "listen" on a data port (which is not its default data port) and to wait for a connection rather than initiate one upon receipt of a transfer command. The response to this command includes the host and port address this server is listening on.
Bassically the ftp control port is 20 [and the data port is 21]. When you connect to an ftp server, the server starts sending the PASV command back to your computer, to check your IP, 'cuz all access [as you may already know] is logged on most servers.
If your computer sends back a data packet [reply], that means you're ok and will let you connect.
But if your upstream [outgoing] packets are blocked by protocol restrictions [RE: FTP active mode] by a firewall, monitoring software, OS restrictions etc, then the ftp server you're trying to connect to will refuse your request and boot you out.
So it's recommended to enable FTP passive mode to be able to connect by sending a [fake] email address [most browsers + ftp clients have this option], which is the minimum requirement to get on most FTP servers that are open to the public.
MS ftp servers are annoying because they send the PASV command periodically [quite often], so if you are connected to their server but you're not actively browsing or downloading something after a couple of minutes, you're treated as a new customer, and they'll send a new PASV command all over again.

The bad news is that the Win98 Resource Kit (RK) ftp server will be shut down by MS in May 2005.
So go ahead and download while you can.

[horsecharles]

For me thru the years, MS ftp access has always been sporadic...cable, dsl..... i can access other ftp sites now, just not that one.......

You got me worried, so just in case i tried again : i've disabled bind-le, firewall, download manager is manual, not integrated...

ie hangs a bit but returns the peer reset connection, but with other browsers the refusal is immediate: finger hasn't yet lifted off the enter key.....

firefox: document has no data

opera: could not connect to server, too many connections

netscape4.8: similar to ie.....

[horsecharles]

further, sometimes i get in, leave, then can't get back in minutes later......

[LonTong]

No passive mode under auto complete ( Iam using IE 6 Sp1)
Both IE & Opera could not connect at all as if address did not exist or wrong DNS setting. Firefox always cames back with alert 425 cannot open data.
Will try again with disabled firewall
How to make sure that my fiefox send automatically my e-mail?

[horsecharles]

Use passive ftp for firewall & dsl modem compatibility....

that's in all ie versions.......

[LonTong]

Thanks guys! I finally made it.
I am downloading right now

[horsecharles]

Tried couple more times, still no go--- I can believe i actually spent hours tweaking my settings & programs, trying to get into the site.

[LonTong]

You are right. Connection is really bad.
So far I am not able to download anything. However, now I can see at least the directories.......