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| 91545 | 2002-10-22 02:10:00 | I once used FastLynx to copy files from one PC to another (Namely Win98), and I'm wondering if It's possible to network from DOS to another PC such as 98, or Win2K? FastLynx is REALLY Slow, (9.6KBPS for me) and so it took ages. I just want to be able to copy mainly doze to a laptop with no CD-ROM drive.. Is it possible, or should I use the thing as a boat anchor? Cheers Chilling_Silence BTW, I just wanna be able to copy one directory. Nothing more needed. I'm assuming it'd be possible, as I've seen that you can web browse from Pure DOS. Would it be possible booting from a boot disk and then setting up the stuff or do I actually have to install MS-DOS? Thanks |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 91546 | 2002-10-22 02:14:00 | Try to search or obtain a copy of Laplink .. is uses DOS interface and uses Parallel Ports .. which is much much quicker than 9.6K :D Cheers |
mashimaro (2168) | ||
| 91547 | 2002-10-22 02:23:00 | If you get (or make) a "LapLink" style cable, you can use the printer ports and that will get about 100 kbps. Install DOS6.22 and you get the MS version of Laplink.(You should still be able to install Dos 6.22 on a floppy ... ) 9600 slow? Try 110 :D . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 91548 | 2002-10-22 02:25:00 | Yeah, I know it was jsut the cable I used... I know it can go a whole lot faster, FastLynx used to be called LapLink, or is called now or something... I'm wanting to know if I can do a network using Cat5 Cables.... Like a ruglar network, only Using crossover cable, just the two PC's. Can it be done? Cheers Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 91549 | 2002-10-22 02:26:00 | Alright, If everybodies gonna suggest that, is there a DOS floppy set I can get off the web? I know it went right up to 8.0 or something. I've got 6.2 but the second floppy is dodgy.. :s | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 91550 | 2002-10-22 02:44:00 | "DOS 7 and 8" are "Windows DOS", not DOS DOS. 6.22 was the last real DOS. There is a way to use Ethernet ... I still use it occasionally. It's called NCSA and will run on a 8088. It's available on Simtel. The whole thing fits on a single floppy ... even a 320k floppy ... Unfortunately, it isn't "user friendly". It might be a bit tricky becasue you need the "packet drivers" for the cards, and there might not be such things for modern (PCI) cards. Someone said recently here that there was a site which still has DOS 6.22. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 91551 | 2002-10-22 02:57:00 | 3Com 10MPBS Etherlink 3 card. ISA. I'm willing to give it a shot... I guess :s | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 91552 | 2002-10-22 04:16:00 | Alternatively .. take it to a computer shop and ask them to do it.. :D | mashimaro (2168) | ||
| 91553 | 2002-10-22 04:18:00 | Not only possible but actual. DOS network client (www.lpt.com) Dos network server (www.lpt.com) |
Merlin (503) | ||
| 91554 | 2002-10-22 05:07:00 | If you want to try the NCSA software, it's at ftp . simtel . net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/ncsalnt/ . From there, you need tel2308b . zip, tel23doc . zip, telfaq . txt . Go up one level, and go into the pktdrvr direcory, and get pktd11 . zip and pktd11c . zip . You won't need the sources . For each computer, you need a copy of config . tel which has: the "hardware=packet", and Ip address for that computer, and (at the bottom of the file) a host entry for the other computer . Experiment to get the packet driver loaded, then make a batchfile which does that, then starts telbin . exe . The line for the driver will be something like 3c509 0x300 0x0a 0x60, depending on the settings on your board If you start telbin with no argument, it will look for config . tel in the default directory, and will run a server, waiting for a call . Then you start it from the other computer, giving the IP address (or the name) of the server . You can move around in the server, then use the Alt/F command to start an FTP session . Use "help" or "?" get help in the FTP . Use Alt/H for help in the telnet session . Alt/X to exit telnet . NCSA means "National Council for Supercomputer Applications" --- it was written so that people on the Internet could use the Crays and other supercomputers from their own PCs -- even an 8088 . The client/server software merlin has suggested might be easier to use . . . but I know that this works: I've used it for 13 years . But it's not user friendly . |
Graham L (2) | ||
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