12 Mar
2026
12 Mar
'26
noon
Hello all,
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos computer that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
--Devin D.
12 Mar
12 Mar
12:56 p.m.
On 3/12/26 8:00 PM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk wrote:
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos
computer that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
You'll need a packet driver for the new card.
Then "just" replace the drivers. And probably adapt some config files.
I have used "ftp software" IP implementation for DOS before. Long ago.
Maybe I can dig out some documentation for it.
regards,
chris
6:20 p.m.
On 3/12/26 14:56, Christian Groessler via cctalk wrote:
On 3/12/26 8:00 PM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk
wrote:
I have a pick and place machine that runs Windows 95. I
added the package wftpd from the net. It allows me to ftp
(not sftp) into the machine and send files either way. It
is pretty klunky and old school, but does work. I used a
3Com 3C905 card, and I think the drivers were already
present on the OS.
Jon
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos
computer
that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver,
so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded.
Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci
etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just
drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much
work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help
much appriciated.
You'll need a packet driver for the new card.
Then "just" replace the drivers. And probably adapt some
config files.
I have used "ftp software" IP implementation for DOS
before. Long ago. Maybe I can dig out some documentation
for it. 
6:33 p.m.
If you have digital docs you can send, that would be great, was not able to find any
online for the tcp ip.
I did find a arcived version of the tcp ip software though.
The dos system seems to be hevily built around that ip stack.
I managed to get a identical model of intel 100, same as the one that was internal to the
sbc.
Fingers crossed that it works tomorrow.
My new sbc has a onboard nic too,but from realtek nor intel. ill see if i can track down
drivers.
Thanks,
Devin D.
On March 12, 2026 3:56:10 PM EDT, Christian Groessler via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 3/12/26 8:00 PM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk wrote:
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos
computer that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
You'll need a packet driver for the new card.
Then "just" replace the drivers. And probably adapt some config files.
I have used "ftp software" IP implementation for DOS before. Long ago. Maybe I
can dig out some documentation for it.
regards,
chris
8:26 p.m.
That was probably PKTDRV. I remember when FTP released that crazy, then
Novell came out with ODIPKT and life was better but you could still run
PKTDRV apps with an appropriate shim program
Best replacement cards would be a 3c503, 3c509, and not the 3c501. I
think there were pktdrv drivers for the NE200 and the Intel EtherExpress
and EtherExpress/16. And you could run an NE200 in an 8 bit slot.
On 3/12/26 15:56, Christian Groessler via cctalk wrote:
On 3/12/26 8:00 PM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk
wrote:
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos
computer that runs a
big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the
pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another
supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old
pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with
packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much
appriciated.
You'll need a packet driver for the new card.
Then "just" replace the drivers. And probably adapt some config files.
I have used "ftp software" IP implementation for DOS before. Long ago.
Maybe I can dig out some documentation for it.
regards,
chris
7:41 p.m.
If you wind up needing professional support for this machine, we (Glitch Works, LLC)
provide that service.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Thursday, March 12th, 2026 at 15:29, Devin D'Amico via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hello all,
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos computer that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
--Devin D.
14 Mar
14 Mar
9:50 p.m.
There's a collection of packet drivers here -- hopefully you can find a card to match
one of them fairly easily.
http://crynwr.com/
d
On Fri, Mar 13, 2026, at 6:00 AM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk wrote:
Hello all,
I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos computer that runs a big
cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
--Devin D.
15 Mar
15 Mar
10:52 a.m.
Thank you for the assistance!
I was able to track down a identical card, one that is the same as the one embedded into
the single board computer.
The system booted up, and it is communicating properly with the host pc.
I have somewhat sidestepped the issue by finding the original card. I grabbed a big stack
of network cards during my testing, i am going to try getting a few different packet
drivers installed on test systems so that i am familiar with the setup and configure
process, should i need to swap to a different card down the line.
Wish it was just compputer troubles, but now there are issues in the ics cabinet itself.
Looks like im not quite done with this yet,lots of electrical troubleshooting ahead. At
least the dos computer is no longer the hold up.
Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction, once i get the system fully working,
ill post back with some cool pictures.
--Devin D.
On March 15, 2026 12:50:24 AM EDT, David Arnold <davida(a)pobox.com> wrote:
There's a collection of packet drivers here --
hopefully you can find a card to match one of them fairly easily.
http://crynwr.com/
d
On Fri, Mar 13, 2026, at 6:00 AM, Devin D'Amico via cctalk wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am at a bit of a loss. Looking to repair a dos computer that runs a big
> cnc machine. I need to load some kind of packet driver, so that the pc tcp
> software from the company "ftp software" can be loaded. Another supporting
> machine passes data to this machine to drive the machine.
>
> Attached are some screenshots. Original card was a pci etherexpress 100.
> The packet driver used is in the screenshots attached.
>
> I no longer have a intel card, is there a way to just drop in any old pci
> card and make it work with the tcp ip software?
>
> I am trying to better understand, as i have not done much work with packet
> drivers. I will post back with some more info. Any help much appriciated.
>
> --Devin D.
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