It's not a MS framework network; it's the network through my 2Wire gateway; I just wanna put an Ethernet card in a spare slot in my DOS box, plug a LAN cable into it to the router and get some sort of driver for it. As I say, it was more of a geek test than anything I'll actually put much time into, I expect. Still, having done six improbable things before breakfast.... *grin*
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > Mark, > > do not despair. You can definitely hook up an old DOS box to a home > network if you have some tech savy and are not faint of heart. you need > the Microsoft Network Client for DOS which you can probably dig up on > their site, and possibly the DOS drivers for your NIC card. > > Just do a search on google with the following and you will find several > walk-throughs of how to pull this off. > > "home network" 486 dos > > I don't blame Dave for saying it is probably not possible as it would > definitely not be something that the majority of folks would want to > bother with. But impossible and improbable are not exactly the same > thing. *GRIN* > > Best of luck. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List > send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
