Will SP2 Upgrade Prevent my Win98SE Clients from Connecting?

[WSO]

I have a peer to peer wireless 802.11b wireless home
network. i.e. don't uses a router or an access point.

One of my Win XP PC's acts as the "server" to connect all
other PC's in my home to the internet (through a cable
modem). I have WEP enabled in the Wireless Properties of
my "server" PC.

One of the client PC's on my home network runs WIN98 OS
It connects just fine. If I upgrade to Win XP SP2 on my
server PC will the new security features prevent my WIN
98 client from connecting to the internet and the other
PC's on mh home Network?

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

I have a peer to peer wireless 802.11b wireless home
network. i.e. don't uses a router or an access point.

One of my Win XP PC's acts as the "server" to connect all
other PC's in my home to the internet (through a cable
modem). I have WEP enabled in the Wireless Properties of
my "server" PC.

One of the client PC's on my home network runs WIN98 OS
It connects just fine. If I upgrade to Win XP SP2 on my
server PC will the new security features prevent my WIN
98 client from connecting to the internet and the other
PC's on mh home Network?

Normally not, if set up properly. I would install SP2.

If you run into unsolvable problems (rare), you can still
uninstall SP2 again.

For some specific problems and solutions you could have a look
into http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm.

Hans-Georg