I am wondering if it is possible to NETWORK a machine running ms-dos 6.22 (no windows installed, only ms-dos 6.22) to a win xp machine?

I've talked to lots of people on this subject, but no one I KNOW has ever got it working.

The ms-dos machine is an old pentium with a generic dlink (semi-modern, LAST 3 years) ethernet card. Is it possible for dos to recognize this card, and how? I haven't come across any drivers for a modern ethernet card that can be used on dos, but they may exist. Is there software that can be
installed to detect it all? Any programs to do all this? (granted some configs may be NEEDED) Any "full" tutorials on how to do this if it is
possible would be sweet. Is TCP-IP even usable on old ms-dos 6.22?

Just curious if this is possible and where I might find software to do this as well as a "decent" step by step guide.
What are you trying to do if this can be accomplished? The XP could see the DOS machine but DOS doesn't understand NTFS. File sharing and internet access are the only two things I can think of as a reason, but I can't understand the point.Primary reason is just academic curiosity, secondary reason is file sharing. My lil' bro is studing computer engineering. They (he and his friends) were talking about antiquated os systems and this subject came up. As several of his friends also have old ms-dos boxes a group of them have taken it upon themselves to see if this was possible to network them to an xp machine. It's more of a CHALLANGE really, is it possible to link the two systems without having to install windows on both?


I think the incompatible file system is the bigger issue. I think it can be done, but would be a one-way stree.