Mail Archives: opendos/1998/05/03/09:06:39
Hi, I am new to this list and to Caldera OpenDOS/DR DOS. I happened to have a spare primary partition on my first hard drive so I thought I'd give it a try.
My first question is, how do I go about setting up a dial-up Internet connection? Is there something like a WinSock (DOSSock?) I need to obtain? What about a dialer; can a PPP connection be started with regular communications software, or is an integrated dialer needed? While I am fairly proficient in MS-DOS, I have to admit that all my Internet time has been done in Windows.
Next, I am intending to network with a Win95 computer (LAN connected). My other boot partition is Win95, so both systems are currently using NetBEUI on Client for MS Networks.
The way I see it I have 2 choices here: 1. On the Win95-only system, install {Client for Netware Networks -or- Novell Netware Workstation Shell} -and- an IPX protocol (either MS IPX/SPX or Novell IPX ODI); or 2. On the Caldera system, forget about Personal Netware and install MS networking with either Workgroups Add-on for MS-DOS or WFWG 3.11.
Does anyone have any comments on which of those choices is best, and why? (Or, have I missed any better choice?) Bandwidth overhead must be minimal, because the hardware deployed is a pair of 8-bit ARCnet cards. (Note: I am planning to install WFWG in any event. I just am not knowledgeable about which networking software is preferable for a small peer LAN.)
Tying the 2 issues together, it seems there may be a third choice: use TCP/IP for the LAN. Would that make sense?
TIA for your comments & suggestions.
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