Subj : Re: WINDOWS 2008 32 bit Server
To   : All
From : GREG YOUNGBLOOD
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:12:06

Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:39:19 -0400
From: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
To: MICHAEL PURDY
Subject: Re: WINDOWS 2008 32 bit Server
Newsgroups: win.server.program
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On 10/27/2012 7:08 AM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to GREG YOUNGBLOOD:

-> Greg
-> 
-> Lets say you are a hobbyist sysop with
-> 
->  1. A single computer
->  2. One Static IP
->  3. A 64-bit non DOS Friendly Host OS
->  4. Access to an older OS such as Windows 2000 or Windows XP
->  
-> Step 1
-> 
-> On the 64 Bit Host computer you would install Virtualbox
-> 
->   https://www.virtualbox.org/
-> 
-> Step 2
-> 
-> Within Virtualbox you Would create a New VM for say Windows 2000/XP
-> 
-> Step 3
-> 
-> You would customize the VM as needed and in particular set networking 
to a
-> Bridged Network Configuration with a static private IP
-> 
-> Step 4
-> 
-> You would follow the normal Wildcat! networking instructions for 
setting up
-> a second machine running just wcOnline and the core DLL's
-> Refer to Hectors Knowledge base article on wildcat networking.
-> 
-> Step 5
-> 
-> Once your Host OS PC and VM PC Wildcat installs are talking to each 
other
-> you would then setup the DOS Doors on the VM DOS Friendly machine.
-> 
-> Step 6
-> 
-> In DNS you would add a new A or CNAME record for the VM Machine say
-> 
->    doors.mydomain.com
->    
-> Step 7
-> 
-> On your modem/router you would redirect all Telnet traffic to the VM 
Machine
-> 
-> Step 8
-> 
-> When everything tests OK you would switch the VM OS to Headless Mode 
rather
-> than GUI Mode so that it becomes a simple task rather than a desktop
-> application
-> 
-> Summary
-> 
-> So you would end up with all your DOS doors running on the VM not the 
64bit
-> Host Machine.  The only downside for a single IP Address would be 
users not
-> being able to Telnet into the Host PC just the VM Machine.  Naturally 
if
-> you have multiple public IP'S then there is no downside.
-> 
-> DOS
-> 
-> I am aware of one sysop running DOS in a VM Under Virtualbox with a 
very
-> old version of Wildcat! for local and dial-up access only.  For IP 
layer
-> access and to stay up to date with Wins a GUI TCP ready OS is a better 
way
-> to go.
-> 
-> I hope this helps
-> 
-> Mike


Hello Mike

Thanks for the info, I'll be working on it tomorrow and see what I come 
up with in the next week or two.

Thank you for your time and info, laughing I maybe ask something again or 
do a lot of internet reading.

Greg
 
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