
                         ETHFLOPD: the ETHFLOP server

                        http://ethflop.sourceforge.net


=== INTRODUCTION ==============================================================

ETHFLOPD is the server implementation for ETHFLOP, a DOS TSR that emulates
a floppy disk drive over Ethernet.

The ETHFLOPD server is available for DOS and Linux.


=== LINUX HOW-TO ==============================================================

Quick-start instructions:

1. compile the ethflopd daemon on your Linux machine (type "make")
2. run the ethflopd executable as root: # ./ethflopd eth0 /var/floppies
   (where eth0 is the system name of your network interface and /var/floppies
   is the directory where virtual floppy disks will be stored)
3. on the DOS PC, load the ethflop TSR: "ethflop a"
4. create a new 720K diskette: "ethflop n720 myfloppy"
5. "insert" the newly created diskette: "ethflop i myfloppy"
6. you can access the virtual floppy now through A:.

Read the program's help for more details (run ethflop without arguments).


=== DOS HOW-TO ================================================================

You need a PC with an Ethernet card and a suitable packet driver for said card.
Run ETHFLOPD.EXE. From now on, PCes on the same LAN should be able to load
ETHFLOP and create, access and manage virtual (Ethernet) diskettes:

1. on the client PC, load the ethflop TSR: "ethflop a"
2. create a new 720K diskette: "ethflop n720 myfloppy"
3. "insert" the newly created diskette: "ethflop i myfloppy"
4. you can access the virtual floppy now through A:.

Read the program's help for more details (run ethflop without arguments).


=== LICENSE (MIT) =============================================================

ETHFLOPD, Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Mateusz Viste

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