From: Mateusz Viste <mate...@nospam.viste.fr> On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:14:21 -0400, Dale E Sterner wrote: > I see that someone on Ebay is selling an HP mini with a FREEDOS os > installed. All the HP minis that I've seen have wifi & bluetooth built > in. That would mean an 802.11 client to do it. The ad doesn't mention > wifi or bluetooth but every mini that I've seen has it.
If you're really considering this, then I'd recommend asking the seller first to confirm that the 802.11 actually works under FreeDOS. Most of the time, "FreeDOS" PCs are not meant to be usable, but just show that "something boots", before reinstalling a modern OS. Mateusz > On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:50:04 +0000 (UTC) Mateusz Viste > <mate...@nospam.viste.fr> writes: >> On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:37:44 -0400, Dale E Sterner wrote: >> > Would you or anyone else know if there is an 802.11 client for >> dos? >> > Never heard of one but you guys know alot more than I ever will. >> >> I don't think there is such thing as a "802.11 client" - it only >> depends whether or not the given wifi card has a driver for DOS. >> >> I know that there are (old) wifi network cards with DOS compatibility, >> but these are usually restricted to WEP encryption, which is very weak. >> >> A probably better solution (that I use myself) is too use a classic >> Ethernet network card with DOS, and hook it to some wifi AP in bridge >> mode. When considering what network card to use, I like to compare the >> memory footprint of its packet packet driver. For example the packet >> >> driver of an RTL8139 consumes 26K of RAM, while the packet driver of a >> 3C590 needs only 11K. >> >> Mateusz >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (276:10/901) --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
