add a another way

Here you can provide suggestions on how to improve the product, website, etc.
Post Reply
afkdudder
Posts: 5
Joined: 16. Jun 2020, 19:30

add a another way

Post by afkdudder »

when i installed windows 95 i tryied to connect to network internet but is needs dial up modem can we make virtual dial up modem that works for this
scottgus1
Site Moderator
Posts: 20965
Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: add a another way

Post by scottgus1 »

Interesting concept!

There is a way to do this, possibly, if your physical modem attaches to the host PC through a serial port. If so, a serial device can be put into a VM. Then the VM's OS can use the serial device directly.

Other than the above, there will probably be no further effort to connect a modem into a Virtualbox VM.

Development on Virtualbox happens either from the Oracle paying customers' needs or by User-contibuted code. Oracle's paying customers probably don't use Windows 95 or dial-up anymore.

You can contribute code if you want. FWIW Windows 95 is not a supported guest OS, though it apparently can be used.
afkdudder
Posts: 5
Joined: 16. Jun 2020, 19:30

Re: add a another way

Post by afkdudder »

my laptop dosent have a serial port
scottgus1
Site Moderator
Posts: 20965
Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: add a another way

Post by scottgus1 »

A USB-to-serial adapter would give it one.
afkdudder
Posts: 5
Joined: 16. Jun 2020, 19:30

Re: add a another way

Post by afkdudder »

i dont have that either even i can get it in ebay or others i dont have credit card to do it
scottgus1
Site Moderator
Posts: 20965
Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: add a another way

Post by scottgus1 »

Bummer.
afkdudder
Posts: 5
Joined: 16. Jun 2020, 19:30

Re: add a another way

Post by afkdudder »

my ARRIS CM820 dosent have a serial port either
afkdudder
Posts: 5
Joined: 16. Jun 2020, 19:30

Re: add a another way

Post by afkdudder »

can we add dial up emulator feature
mpack
Site Moderator
Posts: 39156
Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: add a another way

Post by mpack »

Can we add dial up emulator feature.
We? I very much doubt it, since no supported guest OS has any need of it, and it seems unlikely that thousands of paying customers will suddenly ask for this.

The only other way it would happen is if someone (you) was to write the necessary code yourself. If "dial up" means the old USRobotics "AT" interface, then it probably wouldn't be too hard to write an app that listens on a pipe (a.k.a. virtual serial port) and emulates that interface. Bear in mind however that there's no way that an Win95 era internet browser can use the modern Internet.
Post Reply