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M95D on Nov 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Running Windows 98 in the Browser

> Win98 with file sharing spends almost a minute during boot (even from an SSD) just squeaking netbios frames.

You have a config error in TCP/IP.

AshamedCaptain on Nov 25, 2023 [–]

It has been a long time since you last sniffed 9x Windows, right? It will speak NBFs even if you _don't have TCP/IP whatsoever_, NBTs otherwise, but they will delay the boot process by about a minute or so.

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