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by shmaltz 1 view

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Im looking for info how to set up a DOS computer on a network.
Please give any web sites.

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by curious_george

You need to give a little more info.
What network protocols are involved?
What OS(es) will the system be communicating with?
What is the physical media being used?
Assuming the most common standards:
TCP/IP, Microsoft(since you refer to DOS), and 10baseT (twisted pair) you need the following:
A NIC with the DOS driver.
A Network Redirector TSR loaded
A Network Server TSR if this system will offer resources.
Licensing may be public domain for the network components since they are several years old.
There are a couple of popular options.
Netware (like V3.12) and Lantastic v5.0 (by Artisoft)
You should be able to search engine info on DOS connectivity kits from both companies.

Goodluck on your travels to yester-year.

by curious_george

Answer #3 points out memory management as a problem, but a memory manager like the one with DOS 6.2 will take care of that, and NetBEUI is mentioned as a protocol. Note that while NetBEUI is lite and fast, it is NOT routable and must be installed asa protocol on all other systems that you wish to connect with, so plan accordingly.

by abatista

If your using Windows NT you should be able to use from the admin directory the LanManager drivers and setup instruction for connection with NetBEUI Protocol. This is one of the protocols which Windows NT 4.0 has. TCP/IP can also be configured through DOS but this takes much more memory which will only allow about 312K for programs. You can also go to Microsoft KB to find more information on how to setup the NetBEUI. Please see MS Article ID: Q76297 for more information.

by shmaltz

Sorry for the info not given.
Im trying to boot a machine into dos and copy a image to a HardDrive over the network.
I have been using Power Quest Drive Image Pro 4.0 (PQDIP) on machines with an Intel adtapter but had no luck on machines with Netgear adapters (fa310tx). I used the disk boot utitlity from PQDIP on the intel adapters but didnt work on the netgear adapters. So im trying to do my own boot disk to connect to the network.
I have the dos driver for the adapter.
The network is a Microsoft TCP/IP network.

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