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EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by jaclaz »

hazeii wrote: post #8

MS-Net is another option for connecting DOS boxes to linux servers running samba - it's a neat way of running diskless DOS boxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-Net

>MS-Net is another option for connecting DOS boxes to linux servers running samba - it's a neat way of running diskless DOS boxes.

Actually it seems to me like a non-option or a non-available option (unless one finds the program and license on some garage sale or the like).

Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by hazeii »

jaclaz wrote: post #11
hazeii wrote: post #8

MS-Net is another option for connecting DOS boxes to linux servers running samba - it's a neat way of running diskless DOS boxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-Net

>MS-Net is another option for connecting DOS boxes to linux servers running samba - it's a neat way of running diskless DOS boxes. Actually it seems to me like a non-option or a non-available option (unless one finds the program and license on some garage sale or the like).

It's on the MS FTP server (which seems to down at present - withdrawn?). There are plenty of mirrors - first one on Google is:-

http://www.kompx.com/en/network-setup-in-dos-microsoft-netwo...

Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by throwanem »

cat199 wrote: post #14
fusiongyro wrote: post #3

Not a problem most of us have in 2017. I wonder what the use case is for having a bunch of DOS machines.

Sidenote: If anyone wants to make a new-school 64 bit DOS-alike, that would be really kool. thx.

FreeDOS seems to have a 64-bit version on Sourceforge, but it's a year stale and I can't vouch for its functionality. Still, might be worth a look: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dos64/

Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by stuaxo »

lightedman wrote: post #7
fusiongyro wrote: post #3

Not a problem most of us have in 2017. I wonder what the use case is for having a bunch of DOS machines.

DOSBox really does suck in some specific use cases and thus a native MS/PC-DOS is needed.

Probably doesn't help in those situations, but there has been a lot of progress in the last year or so on DOSEMU https://github.com/stsp/dosemu2

Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by lightedman »

stuaxo wrote: post #16
lightedman wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

DOSBox really does suck in some specific use cases and thus a native MS/PC-DOS is needed.

Probably doesn't help in those situations, but there has been a lot of progress in the last year or so on DOSEMU https://github.com/stsp/dosemu2

Unfortunately you're correct - these use case scenarios do not work with any emulation.

Re: EtherDFS – The Ethernet DOS File System

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Post by jaclaz »

hazeii wrote: post #12
jaclaz wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>MS-Net is another option for connecting DOS boxes to linux servers running samba - it's a neat way of running diskless DOS boxes. Actually it seems to me like a non-option or a non-available option (unless one finds the program and license on some garage sale or the like).

It's on the MS FTP server (which seems to down at present - withdrawn?). There are plenty of mirrors - first one on Google is:- http://www.kompx.com/en/network-setup-in-dos-microsoft-netwo...

Well, that is the "normal" MS DOS network driver/client, not the MS-NET you linked to on Wikipedia, which is much earlier and was (mainly) "server side":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-Net

>The system also supplied the program REDIR.EXE, which allowed transparent file access from DOS machines to any MS-Net based server.

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