DOS TCP/IP for NCF

"The sum of CPU power and user brain power is a constant."
-Kees J. Bot, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (in comp.os.minix)

When your ISP says that they don't support DOS, what they really mean is that they don't know how. If you are interested in trying these programs, you can find out more in DOS TCP/IP Resources. The authors of these pages have spent a great deal of time and effort in freely sharing their knowledge with others. The following is a list of the programs that I have used plus several others that I have tried. I believe that all of them are free.

PPP Packet Driver/Dialers

Here is a resume by Toni Lopez
dospppd (comes with Arachne) - recommended
Getting started
lsppp - NEW small PPP packet driver
etherppp 1.9.49 (ethernew.zip)
Klos (pppshare.zip)

Wattcp Applications (wattcp.cfg)

tcpinfo, ping, finger, trout (traceroute), ftp, ntime, mt (minitelnet),
htget, uka_ppp(smtp, pop, nntp), pc_pine

NCSA Applications (config.tel)

bootpchk, ping, finger, hopcheck (traceroute), whois,
nslookup, telnet

Web Browsers (wattcp.cfg)

Arachne arachne.cfg for NCF
Bobcat
Lynx386 (Djgpp) with SSL

KA9Q

Yan - recommended
Fnos
Uka-Nos

Notes

I first began experimenting with DOS TCP/IP on a 386DX-25MHz with 2M RAM and 14.4 internal modem and later a 386SX-16MHz laptop with 2M RAM and 14.4 external pocket modem. More recently I have been using a 486SX-25Mhz with 8M RAM and 14.4 internal modem and finally a P-133Mhz with 32M RAM and 28.8 external modem.
I now use the dospppd packet driver for all my DOS internet applications. I have learned from experience that it is probably better to start with the packet driver plus a few small programs such as ping and finger to test your SLIP/PPP setup before trying the larger applications, especially the browsers.

Arachne Notes July 98

Arachne version 1.41 beta is now available in the PDA. It comes with the dospppd packet driver (epppd.exe). It includes built-in FTP as well as e-mail.
I have configured Arachne as described in lan.htm below. This requires setting up the packet driver (pppd.cfg, chatscr) and wattcp.cfg independently of Arachne. Having done this, it is then possible to run all of the other WATTCP applications as well.

Wattcp compatibility

If you are already running other Wattcp applications and have a working WATTCP.CFG, try to put something like this in ARACHNE.CFG:

[profile]
Connection READY
Hangup NUL

[tcp/ip]
IP_Address WATTCP
TCP_Config WATTCP.CFG

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