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MS-DOS Simple Networking Setup
Needed Parts
- Running Network
- Network Card + Driver
- TCP/IP Stack
Network Card
Install the 3Com Etherlink III 3C905B
- Extract Files at a desired Place eg. C:\DRIVERS\3COMETH
- Configure Card
CD C:\DRIVERS\3COMETH 3C5X9CFG.EXE
- Autostart the Driver, add following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
C:\DRIVERS\3COMETH\3C5X9PD.COM 0x60
mTCP
- Extract at your desired place, eg. C:\NET\MTCP
- Create Config File C:\NET\MTCP\TCP.CFG
PACKETINT 0x60 HOSTNAME portable2
- mTCP Environment (edit AUTOEXEC.BAT)
LH C:\DRIVERS\3COMETH\3C5X9PD.COM 0x60 SET MTCPCFG=C:\NET\MTCP\TCP.CFG
- Add MTCP to your PATH
PATH=C:\DOS;C:\NET\MTCP; ...
- Restart your Computer
- Start DHCP Client
DHCP.EXE
Now you have an ip-address and have a network connection.
ping 1.1.1.1
