Hi Karen, Karen Lewellen wrote: > it is indeed a 560 series 2640-foe which seems to mean just a 560, there > is no additional letter given. > I visited the wifi and will hunt for one of these cards then.
> but I suppose there is a > chance that I might not actually find a wireless network where I need it, > making the Ethernet adapter perhaps a good thing to have? Personally I'd go for the D-Link DFE-670TXD (ethernet adapter) which is available at Ebay at the moment and an Orinoco Gold Card (wifi adapter) which I didn't try yet, but which is supposed to work with DOS. Depending of what is available, cable ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi, you may switch the cards in your 16-bit PCMCIA slot. Both cards should come with a packet driver (the driver for orinoco card can be found at: <http://www.szivarvanynet.hu/download/radionet/Drivers/Avaya/Dos/> The installation of a packet driver is described at: <http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=Networking_FreeDOS_-_Packet_driver_installation> Afterwards you have to install the networking application you need. For instance, you can do your email with Pegasus and your websurfing with Arachne. Of course choosing DOS as a platform for your daily work means to choose the way DOS works. That means: Not (much) multitasking, not (much) WYSIWYG. Memory is a big issue, as all programs need to fit into the 640 KB (plus UMBS plus HIMEM) window that DOS programs can use. On the other hand, small is beautiful. ;-) regards Uli > I suppose I could set up both and just change the adapter? > Where would I find the one you suggested, since I would rather have both > options than just one. > Also, now that I know I could do wireless in theory, which freedos is the > install I require? > Thanks, > Karen > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, uhan...@mainz-online.de wrote: > >> Hi Karen >> >>> I want to use a wireless pc card adapter, >>> if possible? if so, can anyone recommend >>> any brands for this? >> The answer depends of your hardware: >> >> - The Thinkpad 560 and 560E have a 16bit PCMCIA slot, which means there are >> only 802.11b network cards available with a bandwidth of 11 Mbps. >> >> - The 560X and 560Z have a 32bit cardbus slot, so they support the 802.11g >> standard with 54 Mbps bandwidth or even 802.11n with 300 Mbps. >> >> If you have a Thinkpad 560 or 560E, don't worry: ;-) As far as I know, >> FreeDOS only works with 802.11b adapters anyway. Look in our wiki for more >> info: >> <http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=WiFi> >> >> If you could live with wired internet, I can recommend the 16bit D-Link >> DFE-670TXD PC-Card with a 10/100 Mbps ethernet adapter. It comes with packet >> drivers, ndis and odi drivers so you can do any networking, that FreeDOS can >> do. >> >> If you have a Thinkpad 560X or 560Z and need a fast wireless network >> connection, you might want to give Linux a try. >> >> regards >> Ulrich >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
