Jude DaShiell wrote: > A new version of lynx was built for dos and if possible I'd like to get > the internet up enough so under dosemu I can have lynx go out on an > existing ethernet connection and find how well this package works. > Unfortunately the knowledge as to how to set up an ethernet card under dos > isn't widespread any longer or I might be able to test this version of > lynx on a dedicated dos box. I have freedos available for the dedicated > dos box and might be able to get it installed tomorrow by a friend. It's > got no screen reader capability until after installation and if a computer > won't talk to me or show me braille on a refreshable braille display I > can't use the computer. What I'd like to know is if the internet > capabilities of dosemu are identical to dos with no drivers to support > packets and ethernet card installed or is there a little support that > might enable borrowing Linux resources to get out to the internet? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> > <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html I was not testing DOSEMU network capabilities, but according to its documentation (see "2.1.13. Networking under DOSEMU" in README.txt) DOSEMU has wide networking support for IPX and IP protocols, and TUN/TAP support is also available. You perhaps should use DOSEMU TCP/IP "packet driver", as it was standard in DOS IP networking and lynx for DOS should (IMO) support it. Cheers, Franta Hanzlik -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
