Need help on creating an IPX-only Boot Disk!!!!!

[Bantha]

I have searched everywhere and I can't find hardly any information on
how to create an IPX-only Boot Disk. I want to create one based on
NLMs if possible. So if someone could be so kind as to tell me what
should be in my NET.CFG, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT, it would be
appreciated. Thanks.

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[Felton Green]

Hi,

This is some information on the subject:

STARTNET.BAT

The installation program creates a file called STARTNET.BAT in the target
directory you specified.

The file contains the following lines, which load the core NetWare Client
software:

SET NWLANGUAGE=preferred_language
C:\NetWare_Client_directory\LSL.COM

C:\NetWare_Client_directory\LAN_driver.COM

C:\NetWare_Client_directory\IPXODI.COM

C:\NetWare_Client_directory\VLM.EXE

NET.CFG

The installation program reads the existing NET.CFG file or creates a new
one if one does not exist in order to set a configuration for the network
board installed in your client workstation. Your old NET.CFG file is saved
as NET.BNW.

The following is an example of a NET.CFG file for a Novell® NE2000TM
Ethernet board:

LINK DRIVER NE2000

PORT 300

INT 3

FRAME ETHERNET_802.2

NETWARE DOS REQUESTER

NETWARE PROTOCOL = NDS BIND

FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F

Because the NetWare DOS RequesterTM software is a redirector on the back
end of DOS, it requires that the LASTDRIVE=Z parameter be added to the
CONFIG.SYS file. The first network drive is now set in the NET.CFG file.

CONFIG.SYS

In previous client versions, the software set the first network drive after
the DOS LASTDRIVE setting in the CONFIG.SYS file. The current software
requires that the LASTDRIVE setting be set to drive Z:.

files=60 ( I prefer files=100)

Add or modify the LASTDRIVE=Z line at the end of the CONFIG.SYS file.

NOTE: If you are modifying the CONFIG.SYS file after running the
installation program, your original CONFIG.SYS file is saved as CONFIG.BNW
in the same directory. This happens only if you allowed the installation
program to modify your DOS configuration files.

STARTNET.BAT

1.Create a STARTNET.BAT file in the NetWare Client directory or modify the
existing STARTNET.BAT file.

The default is C:\NWCLIENT.

2.Add the necessary line to load the STARTNET.BAT in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
or load the STARTNET.BAT file manually each time you want to connect to the
network or a server.

3.(Conditional) If you are running MS Windows for Workgroups 3.11, you must
add a line for the ODIHLP.EXE file.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that the ODIHLP.EXE file is loaded in the STARTNET.BAT
file after loading the transport protocol (The default the IPXODI.COM file).
If you currently load the ODIHLP.EXE file in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, move the
line to the STARTNET.BAT file.

The STARTNET.BAT file should appear as follows. If you are creating a new
STARTNET.BAT file, add the following lines in the given order:

set nwlanguage=preferred_language

c:\client directory\lsl.com

c:\client directory\odi_lan_driver

c:\client directory\ipxodi.com

c:\MS Windows directory\odihlp.exe

c:\client directory\vlm.exe

NOTE: Include the line for the MS Windows directory only if you are running
MS Windows for Workgroup.

--
Felton Green (SysOp)
Novell Support Connection

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"Bantha" <baddmatt...@tecinfo.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:0d5781d8...@usw-ex0106-048.remarq.com...

[Mike Maynard[Sysop]]

http://www.ccnyi.com/bootdisk.zip

Contains a complete IPX boot disk.
Just replace the drivers with your network cards drivers and update the
net.cfg and startnet.bat to reflect the new drivers.

--
Mike Maynard
http://www.ccnyi.com

[Bantha]

From the two responses I recieved, it appears that these use VLMs and
not the NLM files like I wanted to use.

I finally found out how to do IPX with the NLMs (not VLMs or NETX)
instead of TCP/IP. I wanted 32-bit functionality with IPX, not 16-bit.
Some places I read said that it couldn't be done due to disk space
restrictions on 1.44 MB disk. I did it with room to spare. My
AUTOEXEC.BAT is:

@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH

NIOS.EXE
LOAD NBIC32.NLM
LOAD LSLC32.NLM
LOAD CMSM.NLM
LOAD ETHERTSM.NLM
LOAD 3C90X FRAME=ETHERNET_II
LOAD TCPIP.NLM
LOAD TRANNTA.NLM
LOAD SRVLOC.NLM
LOAD IPX.NLM
LOAD SPX_SKTS.NLM
LOAD CLIENT32.NLM
F:
LOGIN

So if anyone is interested in using IPX with NLMs instead of VLMs, this
is the command. Just remember to use NLMPACKR on IPX.NLM and
SPX_SKTS.NLM instead of TCPIP.NLM that the instructions tell you to.

[Felton Green]

Hi Bantha,

I was going in the direction of getting you able to login first and then
attack the NLM issues.

Glad to hear that you've resolved the problem AND that you gave us the
feedback. Thanks.
8- )

[Barry St.John [SysOp]]

Glad you got it figured out. I saw that two other SysOps had already
replied, so I didn't bother to answer your first message. Sometimes we
(and I'm guilty of it, too) don't read carefully enough and don't answer
the question that was asked. Sorry for the mixup.

-Barry. [Novell Support Connection SysOp]

[Michael Keating]

Felton Green wrote:

> STARTNET.BAT

>
> The file contains the following lines, which load the core NetWare Client
> software:
>
> SET NWLANGUAGE=preferred_language
> C:\NetWare_Client_directory\LSL.COM
> C:\NetWare_Client_directory\LAN_driver.COM
> C:\NetWare_Client_directory\IPXODI.COM
> C:\NetWare_Client_directory\VLM.EXE

I find LSL.COM in the Client for DOS/Win 2.71 distribution, but where can I find
IPXODI.COM and VLM.EXE?

Same question for ODIHLP.EXE

[Felton Green]

Hi ,

Look at Mike Maynards site:

http://www.ccnyi.com/bootdisk.zip

Contains a complete IPX boot disk.
Just replace the drivers with your network cards drivers and update the
net.cfg and startnet.bat to reflect the new drivers.

--
Felton Green (SysOp)
Novell Support Connection

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[Barry St.John [SysOp]]

You can get the whole VLM v1.21 client kit at:

http://www.chasetown.staffs.sch.uk/technical/novell/clients/clients.html

Download VLM121_1.EXE through VLM121_6.EXE. These are self-extracting
archives. Extract them all to a common directory, such as C:\VLMINST,
then run INSTALL.EXE from there.

This will get you the LSL, IPXODI, VLM, and ODIHLP files you seek.