Re: Give your sneaks a rest...

Come on Larry, There are DOS drivers on the disks for new network
cards. I just looked on the "Linksys" disk and the "NetGear" disk
both have them. DO IT....DO IT... Network that DOS computer.. :)

CADMAN

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Larry Edington" <ledington@c...> wrote:
> Yea but. One big problem with DOS networking in today's world. --
Drivers --
> While it would be easy
> to find a driver for an old ISA network card like a 3Com 3C501 or
3C503 ( if
> they haven't removed them all from the ftp sites ), it would be a
much
> harder job to find ( if they even exist ) a DOS driver for a modern
PCI
> NIC. I have no ISA NICs anymore. Don't want any either.
>
> In 1989 I had an Arcnet network in my house running Netware
2.something. I
> upgraded to Ethernet ( coax ) then to 10 Base T twisted pair up
through
> Netware 4.something. Then to 100 Base T and Windows NT. Now I have
12
> computers all on 100 Base T running Windows 98 / Windows Me /
Windows 2000.
> No more DOS networking for me. Been there, done that, got plenty of
T Shirts
> ( and even a few coffee cups, mouse pads and other propaganda ).
>
> My DOS machines shall remain 3.5" floppy based sneakernet.
>
> later,
> Larry E.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Murray" <thomasm923@a...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:49 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Give your sneaks a rest...
>
>
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cla@m... wrote:
> > > This might be of some help to you. If you FTP to Microsoft you
> > should be
> > > able to find a freely available DOS Microsoft Network program.
I
> > don't
> > > remember what it is called exactly and it was a few years back
that
> > I got
> > > it. But it will allow you to network to your DOS machines. I
used
> > on one of
> > > my machines some time back. If fact, if you can't locate it I
may
> > be able
> > > to find it and email it to you.
> > >
> > > Claton Cadmus
> >
> > Check this link out. Everything you need to know about MSDos to
> > Windows networking.
> >
> > http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dosclien.htm
> >
> > -Tom Murray
> >
> >
> >
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