> Now let's see if I can connect to my NAS . I assume that the NAS principally serves CIFS/SMB = runs Samba. Or that's probably what you're after.
There's a chance to connect to that using Microsoft networking. That's the *third* flavour of DOS networking, not discussed yet: NDIS. You should have no problem to find an NDIS-flavoured driver for your NIC HW. On the Microsoft networking side, you need one of: Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS Microsoft Lan Manager 2.2a or 2.2c A snippet of further reading (I'm repeating myself and advertising my own scribble): http://support.fccps.cz/download/adv/frr/cups_howto/cups_howto.htm#dos If you want, you can have a CRYNWR interface available from the same driver stack - you need to also load ndispkt. On the Samba side, you will need to "drop some defences" = permit older authentication features and older SMB protocol versions. Compile-time defaults in modern versions of Samba have deprecated the old standards, but AFAICT, the old stuff can still be enabled by way of runtime configuration (smb.conf). You should have a clue if your NAS OS/FW allows you to tamper such details of its config. If the NAS has a web interface, you can try some browser from DOS. Perhaps don't expect much, if the interface relies heavily on CSS or JavaScript (a decade ago, I'd say Java or ActiveX :-) If the NAS can serve FTP, you can use M.Brutman's client - or any other you can put your hands on. Good luck and have fun. Frank _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
