Set up a DOS VM with networking (and shared folders).īelow you find tips on how to set up host/guest networking. The guest was a DOS 6.22 VM, but any DOS 5.0 or later version may be used. Microsoft KB 128800 - on how to add extra NDIS2 drivers to the client setup (optional).NETSHAR.EXE (optional) - refer to Microsoft KB 121086.AMD NDIS2 (not NDIS3!) NIC drivers for Windows 3.1.MS Client for networks (two self-extracting files DSK3-1.EXE, DSK3-2.EXE).What you need (apart from having a basic DOS VM): My host system is a typical Windows machine. Important: Set up the VM's network adapter to use bridged networking. See the VirtualBox manual for additional explanation and details. The default NAT networking does not allow the VM to communicate with the host, which is what most users want.Īdd AMD PCnet NDIS driver to MS Client setup Follow Microsoft KB 128800 instructions on how to add the AMD NDIS drivers to the setup routine.Run dsk3-1 and dsk3-2 in a temporary directory (or unzip them, as they are self-extracting ZIP archives).With the AMD PCnet drivers available and the files dsk3-1.exe and dsk3-2.exe: Next you would need to define a name of this folder. Click on the Add button (plus sign) and specify a directory you wish to share with the guest operating system. Access the shared folder settings in the VirtualBox virtual machine settings.
When done: set filesharing to yes in the \NET\SYSTEM.INI file.Select basic redirection (to save memory in the DOS VM).Give host and guest the same workgroup name.Run setup from the temporary directory above. Open the VM Settings and go to Shared Folders on your host operating system. Run these two executables there, they'll add and/or overwrite some files.Copy netshar.exe and wg1049.exe to the \NET directory.The default protocol is NWlink and that should do. If you want to share your host's c:\ drive, allow c:\ to be shared (e.g. As 'C'), and allow users to modify your files as well this will give read/write access to your c:\ drive.
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