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I did not care much about optimization, just wanted to get it up and running. Now I can read from and write to my hosts drive from the VirtualBox DOS machine! Internet access via the physical host NIC is still possible including keeping the host firewall alive. Now you should be able to read from and write to the host. Results can be checked by the following two commands: Once your VM reboots, you can map or share drives.Īssuming that the VM computer name is DOSCLNT:Īnd assuming that your host computer name is WINHOST: Keep security in mind restrict access and require passwords to access data.īe sure to have the same workgroup set up for both machines - host and guest. as 'C'), and allow users to modify your files as well this will give read/write access to your c:\ drive. If you want to share your host's c:\ drive, allow c:\ to be shared (e.g.

Run these two executables there, they'll add and/or overwrite some files.

Copy netshar.exe and wg1049.exe to the \NET directory.

The default protocol is NWlink and that should do.

When done: set filesharing to yes in the \NET\SYSTEM.INI file.

Select basic redirection (to save memory in the DOS VM).

Give host and guest the same workgroup name.

Run setup from the temporary directory above.

Follow Microsoft KB 128800 instructions on how to add the AMD NDIS drivers to the setup routine.

Run dsk3-1 and dsk3-2 in a temporary directory (or unzip them, as they are self-extracting ZIP archives).

With the AMD PCnet drivers available and the files dsk3-1.exe and dsk3-2.exe: The default NAT networking does not allow the VM to communicate with the host, which is what most users want.Īdd AMD PCnet NDIS driver to MS Client setup See the VirtualBox manual for additional explanation and details. Important: Set up the VM's network adapter to use bridged networking.

Microsoft KB 128800 - on how to add extra NDIS2 drivers to the client setup (optional).

NETSHAR.EXE (optional) - refer to Microsoft KB 121086.

AMD NDIS2 (not NDIS3!) NIC drivers for Windows 3.1.MS Client for networks (two self-extracting files DSK3-1.EXE, DSK3-2.EXE).What you need (apart from having a basic DOS VM): My host system is a typical Windows machine. The guest was a DOS 6.22 VM, but any DOS 5.0 or later version may be used.

Set up a DOS VM with networking (and shared folders).īelow you find tips on how to set up host/guest networking.