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It depends on how the DOS application is compiled.  Under 16-bit compilers,
it cannot be done without a crazy library and/or drivers.  A 32 bit console
program does not need *any* drivers other than WinSock.  But don't think of a
console program as a DOS program.  Think of it more as a Windows program that
reads/writes stdin/stdout from the Ms-Dos prompt instead of using windows.
They can even pop up message boxes.  But they cannot be run outside of
Windows.

Brendan

Alfred Puzzuoli wrote:

> Hi,
> I wonder if there is a way to do the following:
> I would like to have the ability to run dos based applications such as
> doslynx, and Ncsa telnet in a windows dos box.  I am running Win98 and
> have a 3Com 3c905 NIC.  I have a dos based packet driver for my NIC,, but
> I'm not sure if this is even useable in a dos box.
> Does anyone know  if it is possible to do this?  If so, what
> software/drivers do I need?
>
> Tia for any info.
>
> --Al

There are Win32 console telnet (http://consoletelnet.home.ml.org) and lynx,
which would be better than what you've got.

Alfred Puzzuoli wrote in message
<35D4E19912340826.13885F3C8216A347.32DB43F76BD81C3C@lp.airnews.net>...
:Hi,
:I wonder if there is a way to do the following:
:I would like to have the ability to run dos based applications such as
:doslynx, and Ncsa telnet in a windows dos box.  I am running Win98 and
:have a 3Com 3c905 NIC.  I have a dos based packet driver for my NIC,, but
:I'm not sure if this is even useable in a dos box.
:Does anyone know  if it is possible to do this?  If so, what
:software/drivers do I need?
:

jgman@airmail.net (Alfred Puzzuoli) wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I wonder if there is a way to do the following:
> I would like to have the ability to run dos based applications such as 
> doslynx, and Ncsa telnet in a windows dos box.  I am running Win98 and 
> have a 3Com 3c905 NIC.  I have a dos based packet driver for my NIC,, but 
> I'm not sure if this is even useable in a dos box.
> Does anyone know  if it is possible to do this?  If so, what 
> software/drivers do I need?

There are several ways:

1. Load the packet driver AND winpkt before starting windows.
2. Load the packet driver in a DOS box.
3. Use Dan Lanciani's NDIS3PKT.  There are several versions available.
   See http://www.danlan.com for more information.
4. Real mode ODI or NDIS2 driver + appropriate shim + winpkt.

Remember that you can only run one NIC driver (packet driver / NDIS /
ODI) at a time.