6 Mar
2012
6 Mar
'12
11:02 a.m.
On a whim, I installed OS/2 2.1 on a P1 system last night (Hint: it
helps to have a multi-boot setup with a network-capable OS on one
partition--saves a lot of floppy work).
I could get MS Lanman for OS/2 working okay, but then I ran into a
problem--it seems that FreeTCP and most browsers for OS/2 say "Warp 3
or later". And getting a browser-suitable TCP/IP stack seems to be
no small issue. IBM Web explorer seems to want Warp as well.
Lanman has a TCP/IP stack of sorts, but it's undocumented and
apparently used only for NetBEUI protocol. The only TCP/IP program
that uses it seems to be the "ping" packaged with Lanman.
Has anyone ever gotten a browser to work on 2.1 over an ethernet
TCP/IP connection? If so, how?
Thanks,
Chuck
11 Mar
11 Mar
9:59 p.m.
I seem to recall using Mosaic and Netscape for Windoze under 2.1's Windows
environment with Winsock over dialup... Cello also worked (see
http://browsers.evolt.org/archive/cello/16bit/cellofaq.zip) since it had
it's own integral TCP/IP stack, but again I think that was Windows code not
native OS/2. Pretty sure WebExplorer in Warp was the first native
browsers... you might motivate me to fire up my P1 166mhz box and see what
works if you're not careful! :)
Based on the FAQ Cello might work best, it says it works best over a hard
wired connection...
Regards,
Gord
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On a whim, I installed OS/2 2.1 on a P1 system last
night (Hint: it
helps to have a multi-boot setup with a network-capable OS on one
partition--saves a lot of floppy work).
I could get MS Lanman for OS/2 working okay, but then I ran into a
problem--it seems that FreeTCP and most browsers for OS/2 say "Warp 3
or later". And getting a browser-suitable TCP/IP stack seems to be
no small issue. IBM Web explorer seems to want Warp as well.
Lanman has a TCP/IP stack of sorts, but it's undocumented and
apparently used only for NetBEUI protocol. The only TCP/IP program
that uses it seems to be the "ping" packaged with Lanman.
Has anyone ever gotten a browser to work on 2.1 over an ethernet
TCP/IP connection? If so, how?
Thanks,
Chuck
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Gord Tulloch, Winnipeg, MB Ph. 204-223-4627
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10:24 p.m.
On 11 Mar 2012 at 23:59, Gord Tulloch wrote:
I seem to recall using Mosaic and Netscape for Windoze
under 2.1's
Windows environment with Winsock over dialup... Cello also worked (see
http://browsers.evolt.org/archive/cello/16bit/cellofaq.zip) since it
had it's own integral TCP/IP stack, but again I think that was Windows
code not native OS/2. Pretty sure WebExplorer in Warp was the first
native browsers... you might motivate me to fire up my P1 166mhz box
and see what works if you're not careful! :)
Based on the FAQ Cello might work best, it says it works best over a
hard wired connection...
I'd like to do this over ethernet. Right now, I'm trying the IAK for
Warp and using FreeTCP to provide the NIC support, but there appears
to be some Warp-dependent issues (I may see if setting the version in
the OSVER file to see if that clears things up. Web Explorer does
come right up, but of course, can't find TCP support.
I forgot what a beast upgrades were. I have the XR 6200 upgrade
(2.10 to 2.11). 21 diskettes!
All of this fun with network setup is gradually beginning to feel
familiar....
Thanks,
Chuck
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