dial-up modem -to- broadband emulator??

[ttown]

I'm hoping something like this exists:

What I'm imagining is some sort of device driver that emulates a dial-up modem from an old dos games' perspective, but actually uses local broadband tcp/ip.

I want to play a game from 1989 head-to-head with a friend without tying up my phone line.
The games only option for head-to-head play is via a dial-up modem --> to dial-up modem, where one person knows they are the "originator" and the other person sets their modem to "listen".
So basically, a client-emulator and a server-emulator.

-ttown

 

[WobbleWobble]

You could try Kali that lets you emulate LAN (including IPX) games over the Internet with older games.

 

[TerryMathews]

I don't think this functionality exists ATM, but I see no reason it couldn't be added to dosbox...

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
I don't think this functionality exists ATM, but I see no reason it couldn't be added to dosbox...

It definately seems like a good feature to add to dosbox...
A generic "null modem -over- tcp/ip" emulator

After talking to my friend about this the other day, he wrote a program that listens/talks to a serial-port and sends the data to another machine via tcp/ip. That other machine then receives/sends the data out to a serial-port.
The end result is:

gamePC1-->serial_cable-->serverPC1 - -> "internet cloud" - -> serverPC2-->serial_cable-->gamePC2

...essentially a null-modem over the internet.
Not exactly what I was hoping for, as it requires 2 machines on each end (or at least 2 serial ports) -- but it works for us, since we both have multiple machines.
A developer with real hardware emulation experience should be able to write an all-in-one solution.

edit: if anyone who sees this is a sourceforge member, please add this idea to their feature requests HERE