The main reason why I want to keep the 486 to be DOS based, is
simply because although I have Linux on the P350 for more then a
year I still cant understand anything in it beyond simple directory
browsing and running commands. I've somehow managed to understand
how to compile programs, and thats about the most advanced feature
of it that I used so far. (And I do that using the instructions in the
readme file. without that, i'm lost.).
DOS and Windows are two platforms that I know very well and feel
comfortable with, which is why I prefer to keep using them even
though Windows is incredibly restricting, and DOS being fairly
unsupported these days. (Yes, I know I need to learn Linux, and
thats what i'm doing. And like I said, I didnt reach any advanced
enough level.)
Also, there is another reason for trying to share the PPP over
the LAN: In the end, I might want to use the 486 as a normal
DOS based computer, like it is now. Right now the 486 can only
connect using the modem. But, if I can somehow allow it to use
the ISDN connection of the P350, that means Arachne will be able
to use the ISDN while saving alot of memory because of it having
to use only the LAN and TCP/IP driver without all the ISDN stuff.
Being a server is not the only thing i'm going to use it as.
btw, I tried the BOA WWW server. It worked quite well.
Another reason for still using only DOS and Windows only without
linux is to simply see if its possible at all. I'm quite curious
over this point. The whole idea started when I heard how problematic
it was to connect Personal Netware with Windows 95, because Win95
has no support for it. So I began to wander if its possible to
do a simple LAN that allow TCP/IP sharing between DOS and Win95
machines at all... (without a Linux intervention.)
Or Botton
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