On 12/25/2021 11:47 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote:
from John Vella:
I would like to connect to the Internet using FreeDOS, but I haven't
found a compatible packet driver.
Main purpose in connecting to the Internet from FreeDOS would be to prove it
can be done.
Obviously it *can* be done. As mentioned before, ka9q can do this,
rlfossil is another interface method (it allows standard communications
packages to use standard modem commands to reach internet sites, so that
standard communications programs that are compatible with fossil drivers
to connect to the internet. I've used both of these methods in the past
to connect to the internet both on MSDOS and DRDOS, though interestingly
enough, I don't believe I tried opendos for any kind of internet
connectivity.
But, since it's all (at least with the above mentioned programs) based
on packet drivers, you'll need a compatible packet driver to handle the
connection for you. If you haven't checked the main packet drivers
collection from simtelnet, (don't have the exact url immediately at
hand, but can probably find it if necessary), then you'll definitely
want to do that. Failing that, you can try some programs that have
built-in internet capabilities, though those are few and far between,
though nettamer was one of those programs if you need one to test. It
doesn't handle nearly as much as ka9q does, but it's a relatively decent
irc/ftp/usenet package.
I'm sure there's other programs that can connect to the internet on
their own, but I can't recall any others off the top of my head.
Hope this helps.
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