Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
I realize this is not exactly what you are looking for, but another option is an RS-232 WIFI modem. Below are eBay links for four ready-made products, plus a link describing how to DIY with a Raspberry Pi. All of these options are powered by a USB cable. I am guessing that a system with a Pentium 3 processor will have a USB port. The DIY option looks promising to me because i could run SSH on the Raspberry PI, effectively offloading the crypto from the DOS CPU. ArcaneByte RS232 WiFi Wireless Modem for Vintage Computers DB25 https://www.ebay.com/itm/203949086189 Simple Wifi RS232 Modem v2 DB25 https://www.ebay.com/itm/265519698197 WiFi Serial Modem for Retro Vintage computer Zimodem DB9 https://www.ebay.com/itm/204292941579 WiRSa v2 WiFi Wireless RS232 Serial Modem Adapter and SD card reader DB9 https://www.ebay.com/itm/175299622202 DIY internet access from a vintage computer using Raspberry Pi https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/add-internet-access-to-a-vintage-computer-using-raspberry-pi Another option is dual-booting. I have a Pentium 3 laptop with FreeDOS installed, but i also carry around a Puppy Linux live CD just in case. Puppy Linux has drivers for the laptop's built-in WIFI and i can use the live CD to do a quick download and save it to disk. Just for fun, nothing serious. -Ben ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
That's great news! Where can it be found? Would you please share a link to it? Thank you Tauro On 2/6/23 21:10, Karen Lewellen wrote: Yes, actually. someone updated sshdos so that it can support more current dh keys and so forth. Using it as I write in fact. On Fri, 2 Jun 2023, tauro via Freedos-user wrote: Since you're talking about the internet, considering one is successful setting up the NIC, Is there a fully working/updated SSH client for DOS? With support for current ciphers, MACs and kex algorithms? Tauro ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
Yes, actually. someone updated sshdos so that it can support more current dh keys and so forth. Using it as I write in fact. On Fri, 2 Jun 2023, tauro via Freedos-user wrote: Since you're talking about the internet, considering one is successful setting up the NIC, Is there a fully working/updated SSH client for DOS? With support for current ciphers, MACs and kex algorithms? Tauro ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
thanks for sharing your perspective. I am using pure DOS, including the packet driver setup for my desktop right now. My hope, as You provide here, is a list of suitable network hardware, cards or on board, that can manage the task. If it is not freedos specific, meaning freedos can manage any such card, that may be a solution, some of the 3com tools manage this. Cheers, Karen On Sat, 3 Jun 2023, Micha�~B Dec wrote: Hi, FreeDOS can be used to access a network if your network card has a DOS driver. Those are usually provided by the manufacturer of said card. You'll probably want a "packet driver", but I think someone who has more experience with networking under DOS would be able to give you better info. I remember quitting the entire ordeal because I had wget and other network tools crash all the time, and they exhibited some seriously jarring bugs like resolving domains that are supposed to be aliases, and not resolvable by any DNS. But that was when I was still using JEMMEX/JEMM386 so it's probably my fault. Best regards, Michał W dniu 3.06.2023 o 00:02, Karen Lewellen pisze: Hi folks, After having been on this list for years, although I not running freedos, I am considering a machine using the system alone. That machine would be a laptop, likely a p3 much as my desktops are, if unwise. My main serious concern is how freedos would access the Internet from such a machine. Its been a long time, but previously only a handful of cards could use Freedos and network, has this changed? If so, what laptop specific hardware can freedos access for accessing the Internet? Thanks, Karen ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
Since you're talking about the internet, considering one is successful setting up the NIC, Is there a fully working/updated SSH client for DOS? With support for current ciphers, MACs and kex algorithms? Tauro ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
Hi, FreeDOS can be used to access a network if your network card has a DOS driver. Those are usually provided by the manufacturer of said card. You'll probably want a "packet driver", but I think someone who has more experience with networking under DOS would be able to give you better info. I remember quitting the entire ordeal because I had wget and other network tools crash all the time, and they exhibited some seriously jarring bugs like resolving domains that are supposed to be aliases, and not resolvable by any DNS. But that was when I was still using JEMMEX/JEMM386 so it's probably my fault. Best regards, Michał W dniu 3.06.2023 o 00:02, Karen Lewellen pisze: Hi folks, After having been on this list for years, although I not running freedos, I am considering a machine using the system alone. That machine would be a laptop, likely a p3 much as my desktops are, if unwise. My main serious concern is how freedos would access the Internet from such a machine. Its been a long time, but previously only a handful of cards could use Freedos and network, has this changed? If so, what laptop specific hardware can freedos access for accessing the Internet? Thanks, Karen ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?
Hi folks, After having been on this list for years, although I not running freedos, I am considering a machine using the system alone. That machine would be a laptop, likely a p3 much as my desktops are, if unwise. My main serious concern is how freedos would access the Internet from such a machine. Its been a long time, but previously only a handful of cards could use Freedos and network, has this changed? If so, what laptop specific hardware can freedos access for accessing the Internet? Thanks, Karen ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
