# FreeDOS + networking + DOS Navigator (2024-02-22)

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**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/freedos-networking-dos-navigator-2024-02-22/85 "2024-02-22T09:19:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/freedos-networking-dos-navigator-2024-02-22/85/1 "2024-02-22T09:19:29Z")

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For some real Vintage Computing – install DOS Navigator on FreeDOS

- Run FreeDOS using [https://netboot.xyz/](https://netboot.xyz/)
- FreeDOS supports [basic networking](http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/Networking_FreeDOS_-_Quick_Networking_HowTo)
- run `fdnpkg update` to update packages
- DOS Navigator can be installed with: run `FDIMPLES` package manager - go to `Utilities` - select `DN2` & restart
- add the `C:\FDOS\DN2` folder to the PATH
  1. run `Edit Autoexec.bat` while at root `C:\>`
  2. edit the line `SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN` to `SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN;%dosdir%\DN2`
  3. reboot

- start `dn`

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Sources:

- [Installing DOS Navigator ( dn ) on FreeDOS · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/Foadsf/128a20af7b19a5a39ddfcaffde4d010f)
- [https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/ce0jng/comment/etxnv67](https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/ce0jng/comment/etxnv67)

Links

- [FreeDOS 1.2 - установка и настройка](https://webhamster.ru/mytetrashare/index/mtb191/1537105085a3bmhdl6xe)
- [DOS Navigator crashes with latest version (0.82.16) · Issue #1028 · joncampbell123/dosbox-x · GitHub](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/1028)
- [GitHub - joncampbell123/dosbox-x: DOSBox-X fork of the DOSBox project · GitHub](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x)
- [http://ndn.muxe.com/](http://ndn.muxe.com/)