How to set up cable internet connenction on Windows NT 4.0 WS?

The same way you would any other system ... Win95, Win98, WinME, WinXP, Solaris, Linux, etc.

Have you checked with your cable provider's support / support web page?

i tried, but it's not exactlty the same way.

yes i did, they don't support this os.

Try one of the microsoft.public.windowsnt newsgroups for NT-specific setups.

Generally, it will be generic. Set the network card's TCP/IP to DHCP (get address from server or similar). The modem or router it is connected to (NEVER connect a computer directly to a modem) will give it a local address. That should be all that is needed unless you have some oddball cable system that requires some form of login software. Most cable systems use the modem's HFMAC address to configure access to the network.

If you don't use a router with some form of firewall, or can find some firewall software that works with NT, your computer will be infected within seconds.

Hasn't MS dropped NT 4 from support, i.e., no security fixes? Since it shares quite a bit of code with Windows 2000/XP this may be a problem.

Mike Squires

HI Andrew Rossmann, Yes, my cable system uses it's own dialer software to create the connection. I was trying to make a "manual/hand made" connection to avoid using the automatic cable dialer software installation. It did work out for me on Windows 98. But on NT it didbn't.

What good free firewall software can I install on this os to avoid infections? OR Can an antivirus app do the job?