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Date:	Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:11:16 PST8
From:	Michael Rakijas <mrakijas@oco.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help <scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OT - special DOS Setup ?

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** Reply to message from "Steven Levine" on Wed, 12 Feb
2003 10:45:09 PST8

> In <1045038890-0-syn-ml@SYNass.NET>, on 02/11/03
> at 11:33 PM, "SYN ML" said:
>
> >All our PC's are connected to LAN ...
> >... how can I boot my notebook with DOS and get access to an CD-ROM of
> >another PC in the LAN ?
>
> There is a DOS LAN Requestor. However, I suspect you'll find it much
> easier to build a set of Remote Install diskettes that boot OS/2 and load
> SRVIFS to get access to the remote drives.

I'm interested in both solutions although the former might be a little easier.
I have an old notebook that I'd like to get the data off of at some point in the
future. I'd rather not have to disassemble it to remove the hard drive but it
has no PCCard slot and no hope for a conventional net card. It's a fairly
underpowered machine so even if it had a netcard, I'm not sure it could even
load Remote Install diskettes. First, where does one find a DOS LAN Requestor,
anyway and is it NETBIOS compatible? Then, is there some way I can use a serial
port and the LAN conduit? I guess I don't need this to work for general
operation - I just need it once to get the data off of it. Maybe, someone could
suggest an alternative that doesn't require buying something like LapLink. I'll
take it apart to pull the drive before I do something like that.

> Steven

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