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Wireless Lan on Win31?
Name: Benni Idol Date: October 27, 2006 at 14:12:01 Pacific OS: Windows 3.11 CPU/Ram: Athlon 999 mHz/ 384 MB RA Product: Amd / ?
Comment:
This maybe is a stupid question, but can I get my D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless USB (a wireless network adapter) to go out on the Internet through a router? If that doesn't, I also have a Realtek RTL8029(AS)-based Ethernet Adapter which is just a plain 10.0 Mbit network adapter.
Name: dosser Date: October 27, 2006 at 15:33:23 Pacific
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WWindows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups 3,x have different networking capability, you failed to mention which version.....
Plain Windows 3.x uses MS-DOS M$ Network Client 3 with NDIS2/3 Drivers and the TCP/IP add-on. Whilst WfW3.xx has built in Networking and requires the optional TCP/IP Stack. You can download an OEM Driver package from Realtek which has all the required drivers......
Afaik there are only MS-DOS USB Drivers available which Support mass Storage Devices and Optical Drives. Windows 3 is only a GUI...
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Response Number 2
Name: Benni Idol Date: October 28, 2006 at 02:37:21 Pacific
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I have Windows For Workgroups 3.11.
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Response Number 3
Name: dosser Date: October 28, 2006 at 03:52:19 Pacific
Summary: I am considering to buy Wireless LAN cards (PCI and/or PCMCIA with adapter). What cards (still) have Windows 3.1x drivers? Are secondhand cards available? ...
Summary: Hi, i bought an "old" Toshiba T200 CS/80 Pentop at ebay. I would like to use it as a wireless internet machine. I have installed Windows for Pencomputing (a special version of Windows 3.11) Everything...
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I cant believe it.
