AMD PCNET32 DOS DRIVER

Edit Slightly changed the wording for people who landed here looking cmd instead of DOS. There are lots of factors that go into choosing networking hardware. One of the great things about NCSA Telnet is that the source code is readily available for download - with the correct build environment, you can modify it! Victor Kirov 11 2. Super User works best with JavaScript enabled. This was a simple approach that worked back when there were few network adapters, but you can see a few problems with it.

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Linux source code: drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnetc (v) - Bootlin

Transfers on the parallel port were inherently faster than those over serial ports because of the nature of the parallel port. Most of these other protocols work silently in the background so you do not need to worry about them. MS Client setup Run setup from the temporary directory above.

There is a lot of software out there for networking using a packet driver and there are already a lot of resources on the Internet that describe those resources. Parallel ports were not used for communications as much as serial ports were. It talks to the packet driver for that hardware, and as far as the networking software is concerned all packet drivers all look and behave the same way.

For machines without slots or where you want a temporary solution I would use a parallel-port to Ethernet adapter. A packet driver makes the hardware and network accessible in an easy manner. This page barely scratches the surface of DOS networking.

If you are running DOS on such a high powered machine, I applaud you.

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The term "system profiler" may be useful when searching for additional alternatives for general hardware detection. I was not able to read guest files from the host. Give host and guest the same workgroup name. There are lots of ways to connect computers together. When a TSR returns you to the command line it has stopped running, but it leaves itself loaded in memory which allows other programs to call it and use the code.

Ds software would use the API to send and receive packets.

Set up a DOS VM with networking (and shared folders).

As a result, there was a great variety of programs that used different rules for sending data. It also saves you time.

Last modified 5 years ago. The software allowed the computers to move files back and forth. Something like Everest for Windows, or something simpler, like lspci from Linux.

Well it was definitely in the question when I read it. At the beginning of the networking era for DOS PCs there doos very few network adapters to choose from and network applications were highly specialized.

DOS TCP/IP Networking with Packet Drivers

Parallel ports also evolved to operate at faster and faster speeds using improved handshaking on the wires and even DMA.

For difference between DOS and cmd see here. The packet driver makes itself available to higher level software by taking control of a software interrupt.

It will run with a NEC V20 and it might be possible to recompile it to get rid of the specific instructions. What kind of access do you currently have to the machine? Unfortunately the web pages for Trumpet are gone now.

Being realistic, you are not going to want to use DOS to surf the web. On the other hand, the pcnst32 are well worth it. I would look for a adapter from a well-known manufacturer with an RJ45 connector and a good packet driver.

You might also look into booting Linux. Be sure to have the same workgroup set up for both machines - host and guest. More information on mTCP can be found at http: Contact — Privacy policy — Terms of Use.