I have 3 computers. a 386 DOS and two new WIN98 machines. The Dos computer uses Lantastic 6.0 and is a server. the Win98 Computers are currently using Lantastic 8.0(trial version) to connect to the Dos computer, Is there any other way to connect them without using Lantastic 8.0 (windows will not work on the 386)
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Just a couple of other thoughts. You could use IPX/SPX on your Win98 boxes and get the Novell Client for DOS from an old Novell disk or from http://www.novell.com/down
Novell Client WILL NOT WORK with LanTastic. It is a CLIENT software for Novell servers.
You can connect the three computers with Microsoft Networking:
1. Win98 can be connected with any protocol. You just need NIC driver, protocol, Microsoft Networking Client installed. (And File and Print Sharing if needed.)
2. On the DOS machines, you should install Microsoft Client Network 3.0 (it can be found on an NT server CD-ROM or can be download from Microsoft: ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/c
Than download the file: ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/
3. There has to be at least one computers running Windows on the network. (That shouldn't be a problem, since there is only one DOS machine.)
I have got the Dos computer running the Microsoft Network Client, then I copied the Net.* files from wg1049.exe (3 of them) onto the Dos computer, I overwrote the existing files from the MSclient. I hope this was the right thing to do.
The win98 computer couldn't find the dos computer, using the default changes made by MSclient to autoexec.bat.
So then I tried this
NET SHARE (on the Dos computer)
which seemed to work, the Win98 computer found the dos computer, using the Find Computer ie. Start, Find
but when I tried to assign a drive to it using Win explorer, Tools, Map network drive. it couldn't find it. It also doesn't appear in the Network Neighbourhood at all.
what should I do...
thx alot Hiandras.
Greg
Did you tried to map the drive with:
\\computername\sharename
Also I think you should load SHARE.EXE on the DOS computer, before you can share a drive with NET SHARE (I am not really sure about this one, but give it a try.) If you still have problems, I will set it up myself. I did this couple of months ago, but it worked for me!
here is a copy of my autoexec.bat
@ECHO OFF
PATH C:\NET;C:\DOS;
SET MOUSE=C:\MOUSE
PROMPT $P$G
share
C:\NET\net initialize
C:\NET\nwlink
c:\net\net start full /yes /verbose
C:\NET\net start server /yes /verbose
c:\net\net share cdrive=c:\ /full /yes
the message returned is
Error 7387 :file sharing is not enabled
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by: gumstaPosted on 1999-10-22 at 06:06:58ID: 2149026
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