Compaq 127507-008 - Deskpro EP - 64 MB RAM Quick reference guide

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CONTENTS

Obtaining the

Multi-NIC Boot

Utility.............................3

Multi-NIC Boot

Utility Operation............. 3

Supported Network

Controllers..................... 3

Adding Microsoft

Client.............................3

Modifying

SYSTEM.INI and

PROTOCOL.INI................4

Using a Specific

Computer Name..............4

Performing

Enterprise-Specific

Functions....................... 4

Systems With

Multiple Network

Controllers..................... 4

Adding and

Deleting Network

Controller Drivers...........5

Compaq Guide to PC Deployment

Network Installation of Microsoft Windows on

Compaq Deskpro EP and Deskpro EN

Series of Personal Computers Using the Multi-NIC Boot Utility

The Multi-NIC Boot Utility (MNBU) contains software to boot Compaq Deskpro EP and

EN Series of Personal Computers to MS-DOS, load the correct NDIS network controller

driver, and begin installation of Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98.

This paper and other relevant documents may be located at http://www.compaq.com/im/change.

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NOTICE

The information in this publication is subject to change without notice.

COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL

OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, NOR FOR

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE

FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL.

This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or products that were tested.

The configuration or configurations tested or described may or may not be the only available

solution. This test is not a determination of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure

compliance with any federal, state or local requirements. Compaq does not warrant products other

than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties.

Compaq, Deskpro, Compaq Insight Manager, and ROMPaq are registered in the United States

Patent and Trademark Office.

Netelligent, SoftPAQ, QuickBlank, QuickLock are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq

Computer Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT Advanced Server, SQL Server for Windows NT

are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Celeron and MMX are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their

respective companies.

Compaq Guide to PC Deployment

Network Installation of Microsoft Windows on

Compaq Deskpro EP and Deskpro EN

Series of Personal Computers Using the Multi-NIC Boot Utility

North America First Edition (October 1998)

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OBTAINING THE MULTI-NIC BOOT UTILITY

The Multi-NIC Boot Utility (MNBU) is packaged in a Compaq SoftPAQ, located under Corporate

Deployment on the Compaq Web site at http://www.compaq.com/im/change.

MULTI-NIC BOOT UTILITY OPERATION

The MNBU automatically performs the following steps:

1. Boots MS-DOS.

2. Detects one of the supported network controllers.

3. Constructs Microsoft Client configuration files PROTOCOL.INI and SYSTEM.INI to match

the detected network controller.

4. Generates a random network name for the computer.

5. Starts Microsoft Client using the detected network controller's DOS NDIS driver.

6. Processes whatever enterprise-specific steps you require.

SUPPORTED NETWORK CONTROLLERS

Network controllers supported by the MNBU include::

•3COM Etherlink XL NIC

•3COM Fast Etherlink XL 10/100Mb TX Ethernet NIC (3C905B-TX)

•Compaq NC3121 Fast Ethernet Controller

•Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 UTP/Coax PCI Controller

•Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller

•Compaq Netelligent 10T PCI UTP Controller

•Compaq NetFlex-3/P Controller

Refer to the README.TXT file (included with the MNBU) for the most up-to-date list of

supported network controllers.

ADDING MICROSOFT CLIENT

To use the MNBU, you must add some files from the Windows NT 4.0 Server CD. Copy the

following files from the "\Clients\Msclient\Netsetup\" folder on the Windows NT 4.0 Server CD

into the MNBU "\NET" directory:

emsbfr.exe

hosts

ifshlp.sys

lmhosts

nemm.dos

net.exe

net.msg

neth.msg

networks

nmtsr.exe

protman.dos

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protman.exe

services

tcpdrv.dos

tcptsr.exe

tcputils.ini

tinyrfc.exe

umb.com

MODIFYING SYSTEM.INI AND PROTOCOL.INI

SYSTEM.INI and PROTOCOL.INI are built dynamically during MNBU boot in order to

automatically load the detected NIC's driver. Further modifications to these files may be

accomplished by editing SYSINI.TMP and PROTINI.TMP for your specific needs. These two

files contain the boilerplate text for the INI files.

NOTE: The requirement that files are built dynamically requires that the

MNBU diskette not be write protected. This requirement is also necessary due to

Microsoft Client's creation of password list (.PWL) files.

USING A SPECIFIC COMPUTER NAME

If you wish to use a specific computer name instead of a randomly generated name, remove the

line in AUTOEXEC.BAT that begins with "unique."

REM **BEGIN RANDOM COMPUTER NAME GENERATOR**

REMOVE -> unique /f:name.txt /s:ComputerName=Boot$

type name.txt>>\net\system.ini

REM **END COMPUTER NAME GENERATOR*

And edit NAME.TXT:

;UNIQUE Generated name

ComputerName=<YourName>

PERFORMING ENTERPRISE-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

Place any enterprise-specific functionality at the end of AUTOEXEC.BAT after the statement:

REM **BEGIN ENTERPRISE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY**

Typically, this will include commands such as NET USE to map a network drive containing an

operating system installation image, WINNT.EXE /B to launch Windows NT Setup, or

SETUP.EXE to launch Windows 9x Setup.

For more information on using WINNT.EXE and the NET command (Windows NT Workstation

4.0) or SETUP.EXE (Windows 95 or Windows 98), refer to the appropriate Microsoft operating

system documentation.

SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE NETWORK CONTROLLERS

DETECT.BAT uses a program called SYSINV.EXE to find the first NIC in the system (defined

by PCI order). This NIC is referred to as NET0. The /eNET0 command line parameter can be

found on the SYSINV.EXE line in DETECT.BAT.

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If you wish to identify another network controller instead of the default, change /eNET0 to

/eNET1. The third controller is NET2 and so on.

To find out which NETx identifier corresponds to the NIC you wish to use, run SYSINV.EXE at

the command line. This lists devices next to the NETx identifier.

ADDING AND DELETING NETWORK CONTROLLER DRIVERS

Drivers may be added or deleted from the MNBU diskette. Currently, there is very little free space

on the diskette, so adding a new driver may require that you remove another.

Removing a driver from the MNBU diskette requires only that you delete the driver

(<drivername>.DOS) from the \NET directory.

Adding a driver requires the following steps:

1. Copy the new driver into the \NET directory.

2. Run SYSINV.EXE /S on a PC equipped with the new network card. SYSINV will display a

line similar to this:

NET0: (21120E11) Unknown type - update INI file

The eight characters in parentheses constitute the PCI ID of the new network card.

3. Edit SYSINV.INI by adding the PCI ID of the new card to the bottom of the file along with a

NIC code and a description. For example:

21120E11=6=My New Favorite Network Controller from Compaq

The choice of NIC code is arbitrary, but due to the rules of MS-DOS batch script, it is

recommended that the new value be one less than the lowest existing code.

4. Run SYSINV.EXE /S again and verify that the new network card is shown as:

NET0: (21120E11) My New Favorite Network Controller from Compaq

5. Edit DETECT.BAT and add a section to handle the new NIC code. Immediately after the line

"REM TODO - Add additional errorlevel checks for other NICs here."

add the following line:

if errorlevel==6 goto NewNet

6. Add the MS-DOS batch script to handle NewNet after the line

"REM TODO - add new NIC sections here."

:NewNet

echo Detected My New Favorite Network Controller from Compaq

set netcard=<drivername>

set drivername=<drivername>$

set ndis2=<drivername>.dos

cd\net

autoinf us < protoini.tmp > protocol.ini

autoinf us < sysini.tmp > system.ini

goto end

The choice of "NewNet" is arbitrary.

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