Re: In Need of Advice
On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 12:54:16PM -0400, RiverWind wrote:
>
> How would you good gentles go about putting such a plan as mine
> into action? In other words, how would you go about accessing a
> Linux machine with a DOS system? Is there any special software?
> Would I have to use a USB port? If I am not mistaken, DOS doesn't
> work with USB ports??? Even more desirable would be the ability to
> use the terminal emulator "Commo" as my means of establishing
> contact between the respective systems.
If you can install an ethernet card in your DOS machine, you can
have full internet access from it, through the Linux box.
The modem goes on your Linux box. Run ppp to connect to your
ISP.
The ethernet port on your Linux box connects via a crossover
ethernet cable to the ethernet port on the DOS box.
Alternatively, you can use straight cables to connect them both
to an ethernet switch.
The Linux machine runs IP masquerading, or NAT, to extend the
IP connection to the ethernet. Let's assume you call the
Linux ethernet interface 192.168.0.1, and your DOS box
192.168.0.5.
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr
iptables -t nat -A postrouting -o ppp0 -s 192.168.0.5 -j MASQUERADE
And on your DOS box, you want to set up the Crynwr packet driver
appropriate for your ethernet card -- see
http://www.georgpotthast.de/sioux/packet.htm
for packet drivers.
DOS apps which use packet drivers are listed at
http://www.dendarii.co.uk/FAQs/dos-apps.html
Good luck,
-dsr-
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