I've used David Dunfield's DDLINK[0] successfully in VirtualBox over the virtual switch & NICs.
[0] http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/dos/index.htm On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:05 AM, <perditi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Have tried with latest* kernel, there is a fixed bug in int 25/26 that may > effect it. > > You may want to try RIFS as well, it has source, but I don't recall if it > used serial, parallel, or either but did work with FreeDOS kernel as well as > it did with PCDOS. > > * I'm releasing updated version this weekend if time permits after I commit > changes from git to svn. > > On Feb 5, 2016 11:04 AM, "Tom Ehlert" <t...@drivesnapshot.de> wrote: >> >> Bret, >> >> > Eric/Tom: >> >> > I used to use INTERxxx a lot many years ago using the special >> > parallel cables designed for that purpose (I think I still have a >> > couple of those cables in my "spare cable box"). Parallel is MUCH >> > faster than serial (null modem) cables. >> I also used it *A LOT*. in times when there were no network cards a >> commodity. (the times they are a changing ...) >> >> > I believe Eric is correct when he says INTERxxx is sector-based >> > rather than file-based as Tom states. I do know that the client >> > (INTERLNK) must be capable of "understanding" the file system of the >> > server (INTERSVR). For example, if the client is MS-DOS 6.2 (which >> > doesn't understand FAT32) and the server is MS-DOS 7.x (which does >> > understand FAT32) and you're trying to access a FAT32 disk on the >> > server, it doesn't work. I know this for sure because I've tried >> > it. If INTERxxx was file-based, it wouldn't matter which version of >> > FAT was on either computer (and could even work on non-FAT drives >> > the server had mounted, like CD's and network drives). >> >> you are right, my memory was plain wrong on this. >> >> and - while debugging the crashing problem - I also saw that it >> installs itself as handler for INT 25/26 'DOS DISK READ/WRITE' >> >> Tom >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance >> APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month >> Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now >> Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user