Hi Mika! > 1. ... need a DOS-compatible driver from the modem ...?
No, modems work with generic drivers under all operating systems. Some operating systems have extra drivers to allow optimized usage. Note that your modem has to be a generic serial port one (internal or external) to work with FreeDOS! FreeDOS has neither a "generic serial device connected to USB" driver nor does it support any "Winmodems". Winmodems are not really modems but similar to soundcards. Windows (or if you have a Linmodem driver: Linux) has to process the audio waveforms MANUALLY (usually requires at least 200 MHz and MMX) to make a "modem" from such a device. > What kind of apps will I need? Look at the FreeDOS.org page -> software -> networking. We have HTTP, mail, FTP, SSH, SCP, probably IRC... programs for DOS listed there. Some might require you to install a dialup software (probably part of the Arachne download) and a TCP/IP stack (e.g. wattcp). The TCP/IP stack has to be loaded as TSR in most cases. There are more informations in the FAQ / howto and technote sections on FreeDOS.org - others might know the exact URLs of the best "FreeDOS networking" info on the site. > 2. ... do other things in DOS while downloading stuff via ftp? Uhm... no. There is no DOS FTP client which would be able to run as a TSR in the background yet. As long as you do not use the internet while FTP is running, it could be possible to create an FTP client which does what you suggest. You could ask on the FreeDOS networking mailing list. ... And thanks for the praise :-). Eric. PS: I suggest that after you got things running, you could create entries in our FAQ system, describing your experience. First topic: Which types of modem are supported? Second topic: How do I use HTTP, FTP and IRC with DOS? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
