Let's dive into the world of vintage DOS Networking. Today I'm creating myself a set of DOS boot disks, from 360k to , supporting the essentials with some DOS packet drivers, Michael Brutman's mTCP and Trumpet's TCP for DOS. I'll briefly touch the intricacies of IRQs, IO address configurations, in preparation to my upcoming episode, where I'll be building a retro 10Base2 ethernet network. And these boot floppies will definitely come in handy as a diagnostics aid once I'm starting that journey! 00:00 Intro 00:31 Choosing the DOS version 01:55 NIC Drivers and Resource Configuration 07:45 IP Configuration via DHCP and APIPA 09:19 Dealing with Multiple Floppies 10:55 Diagnostics Showcase 11:42 Making ICMP "PING" work 13:14 Conclusion Links: DOS TCP/IP Boot Floppies by THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR: TCP/IP stacks for DOS: :// :// DOS Networking in general: Technical Documentation: (computing) Ethernet Packet Drivers for DOS: CLI Tools: :// Visit also THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR website at for insights into my retro computer collection. Copyright @ 2024 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Theme Music composed by Abdallah El-Ghannam.