Networking in dos

[razled]

Please help its been a long time since I have had to use dos, I cannot get my laptop to see my pcmcia cd rom but I can get it to see my network card,
Can someone point me in the right direction for which dos software I can use to tranfer data (windows cab files from my windows 98se pc to dos laptop.Windows 98se has network all set up and working fine
Prefer free software if poss,

Thansk in advance

 

[edfair]

This is not the answer you wanted, but I will suggest that you look for a multiuser Lantastic v8.0 on ebay or other auction sites. Makes it easy and reliable for DOS to anything file transfer. Ed Fair
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[pddxr]

I've never set up dos networking but have used lap link to transfer files. There are also adapters so that you can plug a laptop hdd into a computer.

Another "not what you are looking for" but wanted to drop my 2cents

 

[KimberTech]

I use laplink for dos.
It works well..and isnt too painful to use...

What laptop are you using with what cd?

I have used backpack cdrom drivers on a notebook before to fool the unit into seeing the rom to do an install. Kimber

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[cyberdyne]

I have gone through same situation earlier. and have used laplink to do the job. It worked well. Though it took time on serial port communication bit atlast work was done. If you can do it on parellel port it would save your some time.

regards

Apoorva
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[razled]

Thanks chaps, any idea where I can download, WIll check google later, Can use parallel on PC end.
Also what is backpack cd rom drivers and are they available to download,

Thanks in advance
RAz

 

[edfair]

Or you could do it with external zip drive. Ed Fair
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[KimberTech]

Backpack drivers here, from the manufacturer.

DL the dos drivers under OTHER for the 16 bit version, and see if you can fool your cd into working with it. Works sometimes, sometimes not.

http://www.micro-solutions.com/software_library/index.html

Kimber

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[razled]

Thanks again, have a lot of trials to do, uanble to do with zip drive as laptop that old dosnt have a parallel port !
Happy days, will keep you informed.

Raz

 

[eightball]

Use a parrallel laplink cable. Wire map
The Laplink cable is a parallel port DB25 male-to-male cable with the following pinouts:
1 -- open
2 -- 15
3 -- 13
4 -- 12
5 -- 10
6 -- 11
7 -- open
8 -- open
9 -- open
10 -- 5
11 -- 6
12 -- 4
13 - 3
14 -- open
15 -- 2
16 -- open

You can build this or buy one. You may also use Null modem.

Then use dos 6.22 and Interlink(FREE) that comes as a part of dos. You can us a dos program call FX (Fast Lynx),Norton Ghost, Laplink, and a dozen more.

 

[razled]

Can you get dos 6.22 by itself, or is that the version you get when you create a startup disk from windows ?
If not where can you get dos 6.22/interlink

 

[edfair]

You can find 6.22 on ebay. DOS 7 doesn't have interlnk. Ed Fair
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