network installation startup disc
James Lowe
is there anyway around this?
tdean
what follows is from a previous post response by John Savill. I highly
recommend that if you have any questions regarding NT you look there first.
From: John Savill <jo...@savilltech.com>
Subject: Re: DOS boot disk for NetFlex3 & Network Client Administrator
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 7:49 AM
From the WIndows NT FAQ (http://www.ntfaq.com)
Q. How can I use a Network card that is not one of those shown with Network
Client Administrator?
A. The Network Client Administrator tool located in the Administrative Tools
section is a very useful tool, but lacks the seemingly obvious function of
"Have disk" to use a NDIS 2.0 compatible driver supplied with the network
card. You can get round this though with a minimum of hassle.
Run Network Client Administrator as normal, selecting a network card similar
to your card
Once finished locate the driver disk that was supplied with the Network card
(you did keep it :-) ).
On the disk there will be a NDIS folder and a DOS section
Copy the .dos file from this disk to the net sub-directory on the disk
created by Network Client Administrator
Also in the directory should be a sample protocol.ini file, open this and
look for the line with a driver with a $ on the end, e.g.
DriverName = "EL59X$"
write this name down
Insert the disk created by Network Client Administrator and move to the \net
sub-directory
Open the file system.ini and edit the network drivers section and change the
netcard parameter to the name of the .dos file you copied to the disk
[network drivers]
netcard=EL59X.dos
After saving system.ini, open protocol.ini (in the same directory) and
locate the DriverName parameter and change to the name you found in the
protocol.ini file supplied on the Network Card driver disk (the one you
wrote down in step 5), e.g.
[ms$elnk3]
DRIVERNAME=EL59X$
If the card is a PCI card make sure the I/O, slot etc. are commented out, or
set these to the correct values. Again save the file.
The Network Client Administrator disk is now configured to use your network
card. A known problem is with Irmatrac/Microdyne token ring adapters, and
will not work unless the net sub-directory on the disk is renamed to dev.
This solution is fine for one off disk creations, however you may want to
have the network card displayed as an option by the Network Card
Administrator program, to do this perform the following
You have to have the clients directory shared on your hard disk, e.g.
d:\clients
Copy the .dos file from the network driver disk (windows for workgroups
area) to <client share name>\msclient\netsetup directory
Edit the file <client share name>\msclient\netsetup\wcnet.inf and enter the
following details, this information will be on the Network card installation
disk as a oemsetup.inf or similar file
[netcard]
tcm$el59x="3Com Fast EtherLink/EtherLink III BusMaster Adapter
(3C59x)",0,ndis,ethernet,0x07,tcm$el59x,tcm$el59x_nif
Also in the oemsetup.inf will be 2 sections that correspond to the last 2
parameters, e.g. tcm$el59x and tcm$el59x_inf. Append these to the end of
wcnet.inf, then save the file
Network Client Administrator will now list the new card as an option as a
Network card.
John
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Matt Searle wrote in message ...
>Hi,
>
>Have you managed to get a NetFlex-3 to work with Network Client
>Administrator? I want to boot from DOS and connnect to an NT Server to run
>and unattended installation on NT on a Compaq Deskpro 4000...
>
>Compaq's help has been pathetic. They say to download their utility
(Compaq
>Network Client Update), which I found doesn't work on any PC (error
message:
>File not found).
>
>If you've managed to do this, I wouldn't mind a zipped up copy of your
>diskette, or instructions on how you did it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Matt Searle
>Email: ma...@8001.com
>
>
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Randy Perryman
Novell/NE2000 card driver. Else use should of gotten a driver disk, check
to see if you have NT drivers on it and choose Have Disk and point it to
that directory.
Randy Perryman
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