Using a DOS client

[Guest]

I have a small application which will only run under dos so I have a separate PC on a lan with the MS-DOS client with the server addon installed. The only protocol is NetBEUI as the TCP stack does not leave enough base memory for the app. As a backup service a Windows 2000 PC needs a drive mapping to a share on the DOS PC. Whe I attempt to map the drive I get an error but after a period of trying different things it works for no discernable reason.

My problem is really at two levels, firstly I am trying to find out why does it suddenly start to work as I have to do this soon to about 150 dos pcs and I would like to be more confident that it will always succeed eventually. Secondly the Win2k pc is a replacement for existing NT4 systems and it has always worked first time with them so why am I having a problem now

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a small application which will only run under dos so I have a

separate PC on a lan with the MS-DOS client with the server addon installed.
The only protocol is NetBEUI as the TCP stack does not leave enough base
memory for the app. As a backup service a Windows 2000 PC needs a drive
mapping to a share on the DOS PC. Whe I attempt to map the drive I get an
error but after a period of trying different things it works for no
discernable reason.

My problem is really at two levels, firstly I am trying to find out why

does it suddenly start to work as I have to do this soon to about 150 dos
pcs and I would like to be more confident that it will always succeed
eventually. Secondly the Win2k pc is a replacement for existing NT4 systems
and it has always worked first time with them so why am I having a problem
now

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Have you tried tweaking your initialisation files for memory optimisation? I
use a DOS network boot disk with TCP/IP, and it leaves me with 400 kB free
base memory.

 

[josepe]

Using Himem, loadhi?
If don't work, try using the two-floppys IP Ms-client.
Secundary way is using Caldera Dr-DOS 7.03 (it's free www.drdos.net)

 

[Guest]

I really don't have enough base memory, I couldn't even
load the drivers for a PCI serial card I wanted to use
and yes memory allocation has been fully optimised.

The point is, the problem is not really with the DOS
client per se as this setup works perfectly with Windows
NT 4.0 but is causing me a problem with the upgrade to
Windows 2k, hence posing the query on this forum.

It would appear to be a problem with the NetBEUI protocol
but my investigations indicate that this setup works
without any trouble if the server is only at service pack
2 and not 4 as in my case.

Alan

 

[Roland Hall]

in message
: I have a small application which will only run under dos so I have a
separate PC on a lan with the MS-DOS client with the server addon installed.
The only protocol is NetBEUI as the TCP stack does not leave enough base
memory for the app. As a backup service a Windows 2000 PC needs a drive
mapping to a share on the DOS PC. Whe I attempt to map the drive I get an
error but after a period of trying different things it works for no
discernable reason.
:
: My problem is really at two levels, firstly I am trying to find out why
does it suddenly start to work as I have to do this soon to about 150 dos
pcs and I would like to be more confident that it will always succeed
eventually. Secondly the Win2k pc is a replacement for existing NT4 systems
and it has always worked first time with them so why am I having a problem
now

Alan...

Perhaps someone will wakeup and realize that you're spending time on a
workaround instead of a solution. Adding 150 systems to an outdated,
unsupported OS and possibly app is wasting money that could be spent towards
a solution running on a current OS which is supported.

--
Roland Hall
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