Mail Archives: opendos/1998/05/22/10:59:05
On Fri, 22 May 1998, DELTA wrote:
> I want to setup a linux OL box on a machine.
> then I want to setup a OD DOS box to be a client of the linux box.
> I then want to have the linux box on the internet at all times.
> The dos box I want to have a: floppy, b: zip, c: hdd, d: dcrom, f: the
> linux box.
While you can do this easily enough using nfs and such, it's not very
useful unless you're using the linux box as storage for the dos one, since
linux already has all the networking and stuff built-in, it's kind of
redundant to just throw that onto the dos box and use it there instead.
> On the f: drive I would have a linux prompt.
> In other words the linux box would be my file server and access to the
> internet. I would install some networking drivers etc and be connected
> either a serial connection or networking card.
>
You'd be a lot better off doing what I do. Have your linux box connected
to your dos box via a serial cable (paralel works too, but I find I like
the interface of my communications program better than that of any ppp
packages I found) Then all you do is log into the linux box just like you
would on any provider except you don't dial up first. Very simple,
elegant, and there's no special software required. Then you just connect
the linux box to the net via ppp or slip, and run a script to keep it
connected all the time. This is very easy to do, and it'll take you no
time at all to setup.
If you need more information about doing this, drop me a line, and I'll
help you get it done.
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