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Setting up a LAN connection in Windows 3.1

OzzmanFloyd120

OzzmanFloyd120

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Anybody know how to do this? I'm running 3.1 on a virtual machine and I'd like to browse the internet a little, I already downloaded a browser, my only problem is that I can't figure out how to set up the connection.
 
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Darn, nobody remembers how? I'm just looking to share an internet connection.
 
Was there internet when 3.1 was out? You do need IE 5.0, that's all i got so far...
 
check control panel's networking? ;P
google can help 99.99% of all problems :P
 
In 1995, I was doing internet in an office, and yes we were using 3.1. We were using Navigator I believe or Mosaic.
 
erocker said:
Was there internet when 3.1 was out? You do need IE 5.0, that's all i got so far...
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Yes there was interweb back then, and you actually didn't need IE5 (especially since it didn't release until like 98)
I used trumpet winsock back in the day for my dialup with Netscape Navigator Gold, but that was like... 1996 maybe and as far as I remember it only worked with dial-up and it didn't work too well either.

wiak said:
check control panel's networking? ;P
google can help 99.99% of all problems :P
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Google is giving me nothing, I think it's just too old of tech.

_33 said:
In 1995, I was doing internet in an office, and yes we were using 3.1. We were using Navigator I believe or Mosaic.
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Sounds about right, but what program were you using so the OS would recognize the Ethernet adapter? I know it's possible, because my middle school all had Win 3.11 PCs that all shared a T1 connection.
 
if i recall correctly, 3.11 was the first to support non-onboard nics and networking. i am not if 3.1 did

edit: just did some reading and it does support networking.
also found this
http://wiki.oldos.org/Windows/SetupWFWNetworkInVMWare
it's for 3.11 in vmware but might still be worth a try
 
I am attempting the same thing, just for the fun of doing it. I am running Win 3.1 in a virtual PC. I have installed Netscape 3. I have set my Network setting in the Virtual settings to Shared Networking(NAT). If I make further progress, I will post my results.
 
I'm running some old CNC machines on our LAN (domain) with Win 3.11, but we don't do any interwebz, only file transfers.
 
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