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networking in DOS
Name: Srinivasamaravadi Date: December 1, 2004 at 22:46:48 Pacific OS: DOS 6.0 CPU/Ram: 386 and 64mb
Comment:
Hi,
I have 4 pc`s of DOS v 6.0, I would like to interconnect them ( LAN connection). how can i do that, pls help me.
Name: neotms88 Date: December 3, 2004 at 16:39:52 Pacific
Reply:
if you want to network them to other os's you need wfw 3.11, it is really easy, download tcp/ip 32b fron microsoft and install the protocal, pretty straight forward just setup the other ps's in the normal tcp/ip method. email if you have further questions.
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Response Number 3
Name: rogerashley Date: December 4, 2004 at 12:32:58 Pacific
Reply:
neotms88
What or where does WfW 3.11 come into this he states he has "4 pc`s of DOS v 6.0".
FYI: You can use a DOS PC FAT16 16bit O/S and use it as a Server for Windows 3.x to XP, so NO, using GUI software as you suggested is pointless, see:
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dosservr.htm
Apart from memory limitions when running NWC3, for an M$ product it aint to bad, the earlier version called M$ LAN Manger ran under OS/2 as well, up to Warp3.
Hi, I might be jumping the gun here... but I obtained the TCP/IP software for Wfw 3.11, and although it was quite a long time ago, I'm sure I remember it was set up entirely within DOS... if I am correct, can this software not be used on a DOS-only machine? Failing that, I do know that networking has been around longer than Windows, so there must be a method.
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