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Asked: 2021-11-08T13:07:03+00:00 In:

DOS PCMCIA Network Cards?

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I’ve several old PCMCIA network cards.

LINKSYS (Cisco Systems)
WPC11 ver.4
WPC54G ver.2 (Run CD First)
WPC54G ver.2 (with Speed Booster)

Belkin F5D7010 v8 ver8000

11Mbps Wireless LAN Card
Model WL-311F -E
FCC ID:MXF-C900623

Are any of these networking cards of use to DOS?

I found three more of these laptop cards.
DGI p/n:146138-000
3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556B
IBM FRU:04K0054 (Model:XJ1560)

Would any of these be useful to DOS?

DOS networking is what I was asking about.
Although this hardware seems unfit for newer systems, DOS might benefit from such cards.

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    1. “You’re right, T-R-A, perhaps I should list them on ebay.”

      Likely your best option. It’s not that DOS-networking can’t be done at all, but DOS was quite limited in what it could really do. Networking on the PC, per se, wasn’t really popular until WfWG3.11/Win95. Nonetheless, Mike Brutman has done some amazing work with explaining DOS networking and with creating mTCP (a set of applications for very low-end IBM PC compatible machines). You may want to look more into it if you’re still serious about networking a DOS machine:

      http://www.brutman.com/Dos_Networking/

      http://www.brutman.com/mTCP/mTCP.html

      “Channeling the spirit of jboy…”

      message edited by T-R-A

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