"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in
news:uaToDOkEGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:

> You also did not have a firewall But, you had the computer connected to
> the internet probably through DSL or cable.
>
> NEVER physically connect to the network without a firewall.

I've been doing it for years. Windows 98 has no open ports by default thus
no way for something to get in unless you bring it in yourself (download a
trojan/virus etc.).

This is not true for Windows 2000 and newer.