Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-07 Thread Ulrich
Hi Karen, I see the 600x has no network connectivity. So first of all you would need a PCMCIA network card. A wifi card is not really an option. As you see here: http://www.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/WiFi 802.11b is the only mode you could possibly get DOS drivers for. If you find such a

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, A current list of pcmcia cards was the thrust of my question. Thanks for illustrating that the list remains the same. It will be far far easier for me to find the access point supporting such a wireless connection then it will be to find a second mobile device etc. My provider here still

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Oh one more point. that is not a reliable Ethernet card...I do not live in England lol! On Tue, 7 Oct 2014, Ulrich wrote: Hi Karen, I see the 600x has no network connectivity. So first of all you would need a PCMCIA network card. A wifi card is not really an option. As you see here:

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-06 Thread Louis Santillan
There are few WiFi DOS drivers and probably none of the 2G, 3G, or LTE variety. If you're talking about literal modem card (RJ11), then there are quite a few cards and drivers but few dial-up networks. Few people have kept the info current. Most people these days keep their DOS machines

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-06 Thread Matej Horvat
This might be a good solution for wireless networking in DOS: http://brutman.com/Wireless_for_Classics/Wireless_for_Classics.html -- Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
fair point. it is an IBM thinkpad 600x which is a p3. presently it has ms dos 7.10. As for what most people do...in my dictionary there is no such thing as most people, smiles. I would likely get more than one card, wired connecting via Ethernet and wireless. However I intend this machine for

Re: [Freedos-user] resending my question is using freedos to network with a laptop.

2014-10-06 Thread Michael Brutman
That approach is faking it but it works and it sidesteps the questions about wireless drivers, encryption, etc. On Oct 6, 2014 9:52 AM, Matej Horvat matej.hor...@guest.arnes.si wrote: This might be a good solution for wireless networking in DOS: