On Sat, 26 May 2001 20:00:00 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Curtis Matthiesen wrote:
>> Does this mean that I can't run more than one Internet program with DR-DOS,
>> as it'd be sharing a com port (my external modem)?
>> If so, I guess I have to mark another one off the list.
> I can't see how ANY programs could share a com port, any more than how
> you could connect to two ISPs at once with one telephone line.
> It should be possible for two programs to share one winsock or TCP/IP
> stack while that single winsock communicates to your single comport
> for BOTH programs.
> But maybe it would be easier to run two modems and two telephone lines.
> Certainly faster. <G>
Not a bad idea.
Except for the fact that this would also require two ISPs. :((
AFAIK,
We can't dial-up and login to 2 simultanious session on the same ISP.
BRB,
I stand corrected.
On CisNet it *can* be done.
I hooked-up the 486 to my second telephone line.
The HTTP server is currently connected to Cisnet.com using
IP address 207.17.248.156
This P150 is connected using IP address 207.17.248.110
Here's what I was able to get with Arachne.
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/2connections_at-once_01.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/2connections_at-once_02.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/2connections_at-once_03.jpg
If you would like to see a DOS HTTP Server in action:
http://207.17.248.156/index.htm
I'll leave the 486 on for the next few hours.
--
Glenn
http://arachne.cz/
http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/
http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
