Helpful suggestion

[Mark S. Riley]

http://www.kime.net/directcc/index.html   This shows how to connect using
DCC. I never got it to work till I found this site that was listed on the
"Langalist".
later, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannen Durphey" <Shannen at grolen.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: Helpful suggestion


> Geez, I was gonna send this offlist.  Seems there's some interest in the
topic.
> Ya know, I pinned the guy (err, kid) that maintains the company network
down one
> day and asked about connecting the 2 boxes.  He was pretty lost.  If it's
not
> Windows, it doesn't work.
> One pc has windows NT workstation, the other is DOS only.  I've got a few
network
> cards around.  It only seemed natural to connect the two.
> Any sources of info you can recommend?  I'm going to look for readme files
on the
> NT machine.  I found a webpage that says there might be some info there.
> Right now the floppy disk solution works.  Someday I'd like to connect the
machines
> together.  Floppy disk drives plus garage environment make for trouble.
> Some things I've found:
> Workgroup Add-On 3.11 for Dos seems to be the most common hit on the
search
> engines.
> There's some update files around.
> No good pages explaining the set up part yet.
> Shannen

> Keith D. Miller wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org
> > > [mailto:owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org]On Behalf
> > > Of Shannen Durphey
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 10:24 PM
> > > To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> > > Subject: Re: Helpful suggestion
> > > You're talking to a mechanic, not an EE or CS grad.
> > > What are NIC's?
> > Network Interface Card. In a pinch, you can skip a hub and
> > cable 2 cards to together for a real cheap, 2 computer
> > network.
> > > What is WGA0 ?
> > WorkGroup AddOn For DOS, it's about the easiest way to add
> > networking to a DOS computer. Interlink works, but not too
> > well on a 9x and up computer.
> > > I'm using the software that came with my burner, which is
> > > the same software many listers are using.  I do not know
> > > of any better software, and I don't have the knowledge to
> > > write any.  The software won't work in Windows.  Not only
> > > does the documentation specifically say this, but I've
> > > taken the time to prove that it's true.
> > There you're pretty much at the mercy of what the manufactor
> > has written :( Mine is setup using a Needhams PB-10. I'm
> > sure some studying of eprom datasheets and knowledge of
> > parallel port programming could lead to writing one, but in
> > most cases, why bother...
> > > But if you're willing to spend time explaining, I'm willing
> > > to spend time learning.
> > > Shannen
>

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