Or wrote:
>Well, files would be nice, but the real and optimum goal is to
>just share the internet connection.
I agree about that "files would be nice" - I would like to be able to do
that as well but it's not something I desperatly need to do (I have a 386
that I can plug in as a Novell PNW server and thereby copy between the
computers, although I'll need to reboot them to DOS then).
>Sounds easier then I thought it
>would..
Yes, it's very easy. (I could make a smart remark here about how another OS
is but I will not).
>Ok, this is what I got so far: a P350 and a 486 with LAN
>cards. Both of them got (pure) DOS, and Windows 95 with a boot loader.
No problems, do you also have the floppies that came with the card(s)?
>I got the DOS and Windows drivers (NE2000, that is.). As far as
>DOS goes, I managed to use the DR-DOS to get LSL, NE2000 driver,
>and IPXODI. I thought that in order to share the connection I also
>need to actually login into some sort of a network.. if I understand
>correctly, you're saying that I dont need to?
Exactly, you should infact not even run LSL, VLM etc. You do need to find
the *packet* driver (this is not the one you already have) for your card
and since it's a NE2000 card it's system\pktdrvrs\ne2000.com (you should
also look on the floppies that came with the card - perhaps that version
uses less memory), if it hadn't been on either of these places you could
have visted crynwr to download it.
Remember that the vector for the packetdriver must be the same as it is in
napt.ini
Ex. You don't need to login to a network SERVICE when playing games over
the LAN - but you do need to connect to the network (the SPX/IPX drivers
for most DOS games - you have already found these, netbeui for others (well
actually only Heroes of Might and Magic II AFAIK)).
>So all I need to do
>is 1)run the mentioned files on the server and client, 2)run the
>internet extender (After connecting to the internet, ofcourse)
>3)Set the IP and extender client stuff on the client.. and here we go!
>
>Is this correct?
Yes, just as easy as that. Follow my guidelines and you should be up and
running in "no-time". Just ask and I'll explain away to the best of my
ability (I do know what I'm talking about but I'm perhaps not so good in
letting you know).
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
