Ben Hood wrote:
> Try DR-DOS 7.02. This has Personal Netware included. It can be
> downloaded free from the internet. Its either freeware (for
> non-commercial use) or trial "for a resonable amount of time".
DR-DOS works great! They are up to 7.03 now. You can get it from
http://www.lineo.com
> I intend to use my newly acquired network cards with this. Then, if
> possible, introduce a friend's PR166 (W98) into the network and see
> if it still works.
I once tried to get Win95 to talk to a DR-DOS network, and it wasn't pretty. That
was a while back but I think I got it sort of working. I couldn't use the Windows
clients, but had to copy over on floppies the netware client from my DR machine.
Yuk!
> Asking someone "Is the AUI socket electrically the same as a RJ-45
> socket network" he replied yes and the adaptors aren't expensive. So
> does anyone know if this is true, and can I download some specs
> somewhere. [ie the pin-outs so I can make up my own network cables]
I'm not sure if the electrical is the same, but I would'nt want to try it since
RJ-45 is 8-wire (Ethernet only uses 4 wires anyway). RJ-45 is cheaper too.
> Also, if I was to use the BNC, are the T-connectors and Terminators
> *really* nescessary for a peer to peer network? [ie only 2 computers
> on there with a BNC-BNC cable of less than 2 metres]
You do have to have a T-connector and a Terminator. It stinks having to do it
that way, but that's coax for you! There is a special way to make an RJ-45 cable
so that you do not have to use a hub when connecting only two computers. I'm not
sure how to do it, but if you want, I can look it up for you.
Jacob Meadows
Author DOS Source Page
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/dossource
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