There are several ways to transfer files via a crossover cable between two machines running freedos. Here is one I tried today:
_IPX_ 1. Make sure you have a packet driver for your network cards on both machines. Look at <http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=Networking_FreeDOS_-_Packet_driver_installation> for more info. 2. Get the free IPX driver "ipxpd.com" to implement the IPX protocol over a packet driver. You find it f.i. in this package (which collects packet drivers for various cards and other utilities): <http://vicerveza.homeunix.net/~viric/oldcomps/files/ipx-packet.zip> Unzip it into a directory, f.i. C:\NETWORK\IPX 3. Get the software IPXCOPY (freeware with source) from Oliver Kraus: <http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames/utils/network/ipxcpy24.zip> Unzip it into a directory, f.i. C:\NETWORK\IPXCOPY 4. Connect the two machines with a crossover cable. You also can use a normal ethernet cable with an adapter. Reboot the machines and start freedos. 5. Load the packet driver on both machines. For instance I type for my card: C:\NETWORK\DFE670PD.COM 4. Load the IPX driver on both machines. For instance I type: C:\NETWORK\IPX\IPXPD.COM 5. On the machine that should receive files start IPXCOPY without parameters. F.i.: C:\NETWORK\IPXCOPY\IPXCOPY.EXE 6. On the machine that sends files start IPXCOPY and name the file you want to transfer: C:\NETWORK\IPXCOPY\IPXCOPY.EXE document.doc IPXCOPY can only send files that are located under its own directory. If you want to transfer subdirectories you have to pass the -s option (see readme). Conclusion: This solution is not very comfortable. On the other hand it works and you don't need to do a lot of configuration and installation. Uli Websites I found useful for the research of this solution: http://toogam.com/software/archive/network/filexfer/filexfer.htm http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/doom/howto-ipx/ http://www.bookcase.com/library/software/msdos.network.driver.html http://vicerveza.homeunix.net/~viric/oldcomps/software_util.html > Am 13.07.2010 21:29, schrieb Garrison Ricketson: >> I am thinking about, or would like to just connect 2 computers, (laptop) and >> Table top(IBM), both >> have fredos, and boot with freedos, I would like to connect the laptop to the >> bigger computer, but with just a cross over cable,Can FreeDos suport this? Am 14.07.2010 00:50, schrieb Ulrich Hansen:> > Hi Garrison, > I spent the last two hours trying to connect two laptops with freedos > with a cross over cable. It didn't work, sorry. I am still trying to > find out why not. > > If someone else would like to help: > Both laptops have a network card and an appropriate packet driver > loaded. The LEDs on the network cards were on, so they found a > network. wattcp.cfg was configured to the IP adresses 192.168.0.1 > (laptop 1) and 192.168.0.2 (laptop 2). But pinging the other laptop > didn't work - wattcp ping complained: "Cannot resolve host's hardware > address". Also the ping programs from mTCP and Datalight sockets > didn't work. The crossover cable connection works without a problem if > I boot Debian Linux on both of the laptops. > > Does anyone has an idea? > > In the meantime, it might be a lot easier to use a parallel cable that > you can plug into the printer ports (LPT) of your computers. The cable > is also called a "parallel Laplink cable". Then you can use a free DOS > software like Filemaven<http://www.briggsoft.com/fmdos.htm> to view, > copy, delete or move files between both computers. > > Of course this is only possible, if both your computers still have > printer ports. > > Uli >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
