Re: Direct PCI Access

[Alain <alainm@pobox.com>]

Mark Mitchell escreveu:
> We are dedicating a machine to just that purpose but the problem is the 
> current dedicated machine runs DOS and nothing else. This limits us to 
> how we can spool data and modify forms on the machine.

There are Servers that run in a DOS box and can be accessed by Windows, 
One is from Microsoft, IIRC itÅ› called LANMANAGER

> My idea is to run Linux on a dedicated machine with dosemu running the 
> spool sofware inside Linux. This will allow me to access the DOS drive 
> from Linux and Windows via the network and SMB. I can then create custom 
> jobs and forms without going over to the physical DOS box.
> 
> So is the "Packet Driver" a way to connect DOS to the PCI bus or a way 
> to connect DOS to a PCI Network card only? Packet sounds kinda 
> networkish and may be confusing me.

No, the packet driver in DOSEMU conects to LINUX, not to the harware. 
How Linux itself is be conected to anywhere is completely transparent 
and unknown, could be USB, satelite or whatever.

Alain
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