Hi, A current list of pcmcia cards was the thrust of my question. Thanks for illustrating that the list remains the same. It will be far far easier for me to find the access point supporting such a wireless connection then it will be to find a second mobile device etc. My provider here still offers it, so basically it is sitting on my desk. granted finding the basic Ethernet card will be simple too, if I never need to put this machine on the Internet outside of my house, which is possible, it is worth considering. far far more practical then the mobile device idea. Thanks to all for their ideas, will likely get both an Ethernet card and make an effort at the wireless one just for kicks. the mobile idea is out though. No need for further discussion. Kare
On Tue, 7 Oct 2014, Ulrich wrote: > Hi Karen, > > I see the 600x has no network connectivity. So first of all you would need a > PCMCIA network card. > > A wifi card is not really an option. As you see here: > > http://www.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/WiFi > > 802.11b is the only mode you could possibly get DOS drivers for. If you find > such a PCMCIA card at all, I am not sure you find a wifi access point that > still offers this connection. > > So I'd stick to Michaels and Matejs suggestion and get an Ethernet card and > connect this to a second mobile device. > > A good and reliable PCMCIA Ethernet card was this one: > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-100Mbps-Network-Interface-DFE-670TXD/dp/B0000AT71I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412665798&sr=8-1&keywords=D-Link+DFE-670TXD> > It even comes with a DOS packet driver. > > To get it to work you need to configure PCMCIA. It is most likely your > Thinkpad came with drivers for that. If not, send a note. > > So: There is a very good chance you can get a PCMCIA Ethernet Card up and > running in FreeDOS. > > Now how to make a connection to the internet? > > It seems to me, this little gadget, a Huawei E5151, might be what you want. > (As I don't know where you live: This is the version for Europe and T-Mobile > USA). > <http://www.amazon.com/Huawei-E5151-Hotspot-Ethernet-T-Mobile/dp/B00B4AYPLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412667831&sr=8-1&keywords=Huawei+E5151> > > It connects to 3G/4G and you can use the Ethernet/LAN port to plug in the > Thinkpad/PCMCIA card's network cable. (Caution: Other devices also have such > a port, but sometimes only for WAN, so you can not use the port to plug in > your laptop.) > > It is battery powered, so you don't even need a cable long enough for that > :-). > > What doesn't work: As far as I understood the E5151 can not access another > WiFi access point and connect you to it through ethernet. For this you would > need a different device. > > Hope this helps a bit... :-) > > Ulrich > > > > Am 06.10.2014 um 18:55 schrieb Michael Brutman <mbbrut...@brutman.com>: > >> That approach is "faking it" but it works and it sidesteps the questions >> about wireless drivers, encryption, etc. >> >> On Oct 6, 2014 9:52 AM, "Matej Horvat" <matej.hor...@guest.arnes.si> wrote: >> This might be a good solution for wireless networking in DOS: >> >> http://brutman.com/Wireless_for_Classics/Wireless_for_Classics.html >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
