-------The NE100TX-E PCI Fast Ethernet Card Boot ROM Installation Guide ---------------------- How to install the Novell RPL Server ------------------------------------ 0. Use the DOS SYS command to create a bootable diskette. e.g. C:\DOS>SYS A: 1. The remote boot diskette must contains the following files: COMMAND COM LSL COM NE100TX COM IPXODI COM NETX EXE AUTOEXEC BAT The AUTOEXEC.BAT file must contain these lines : LSL NE100TX IPXODI NETX 2. Boot a workstation with at least one floppy disk drive, and log in to the server as SUPERVISOR. 3. Change directory to SYS:SYSTEM 4. With the DOS boot diskette in driver A: execute the DOSGEN utility. This creates a DOS boot image file named NET$DOS.SYS. 5. Copy NET$DOS.SYS to the SYS:LOGIN directory. 6. Copy RBOOT.RPL, ETHER.RPL to the SYS:LOGIN directory. 7. Copy RPL.NLM to the SYS:SYSTEM directory. Note: It depends on file server's version. In the RPL developer's kit, for Netware 3.11, use .\RPL\NLM\311\RPL.NLM; for Netware 3.12/4.x use .\RPL\NLM\40\RPL.NLM; 8. Edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file in the SYS:SYSTEM directory. For example: file server name FTEST ipx internal net 831123 load NE2000 port=300 int=3 name=ftest_1 frame=ETHERNET_802.2 load NE2000 port=300 int=3 name=ftest_2 frame=ETHERNET_II load NE2000 port=300 int=3 name=ftest_3 frame=ETHERNET_802.3 load NE2000 port=300 int=3 name=ftest_4 frame=ETHERNET_Snap bind ipx to ftest_1 net=21 bind ipx to ftest_2 net=22 bind ipx to ftest_3 net=23 bind ipx to ftest_4 net=24 ; ---------- for RPL file server ----------------- load rpl bind rpl to ftest_1 ; ---------- for RPL file server ----------------- mount all load monitor 9. Shutdown the file server, and reboot it. 10. Using NDCDIAG.EXE program to configure the NE100TX-E PCI Fast Ethernet Card to enable Boot ROM function. 11. Reboot the workstation. 12. Now, when the file server is running, the workstation equipped with Boot ROM on the NE100TX-E PCI Fast Ethernet Card will be attached to the file server without any hard disk or floppy. How to install Microsoft Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 RPL server ------------------------------------------------------ 1.Installing Remoteboot Service on the Server. (a).Choose Control Panel, Network, Add Software, Remoteboot Service, Insert the NT Server CD or floppy disk as requested and follow the on-line instrustions. Note: Before installing RPL server, you must have installed DLC and NetBEUI protocol in your NT 3.5, 3.51 Server. 2.Sharing RPLFILES files and to install MS-DOS Files for Remoteboot workstation. (a).Sharing \\systemroot\rpl\rplfiles ;use File manager sharing (b).Copy all the MS-DOS 6.22 ver files to -----> \\systemroot\RPL\RPLFILES\BINFILES\DOS622 copy c:\dos\*.* V:\BINFILES\DOS622 attrib -s -h c:\io.sys attrib -s -h c:\msdos.sys copy c:\io.sys V:\BINFILES\DOS622 copy c:\msdos.sys V:\BINFILES\DOS622 attrib +s +h c:\io.sys attrib +s +h c:\msdos.sys 3.Creating Remoteboot configuration for new adapter (a).copy the MS-DOS device driver (NDIS2) for the NE100TX-E adapter to the \\systemroot\RPL\BBLOCK\NDIS directory (NE100TX.DOS of NE100TX-E PCI Fast Ethernet driver) (b).Create the directory \\systemroot\RPL\BBLOCK\NETBEUI\NE100TX and copy NE100TX.CNF, protocol.ini files. (c).Use RPLCMD utility to add a bblock record for new adapter. (d).At the MS-DOS Prompt type: NET START RemoteBoot then type: RPLCMD (e).Follow the on-line underlined options. Adapter Boot Config Profile Service Vendor Wksta [Quite] V Add Del Enum: A VendorName=0080C6 VendorComment=NDC NE100TX-E Adapter Boot Config Profile Service Vendor Wksta [Quite] B Add Del Enum:A BootName=DOSX VendorName=0080C6 BbcFile=BBLOCK\NETBEUI\NE100TX\NE100TX.CNF BootCommet=DOS WindowsSize=0 Adapter Boot Config Profile Service Vendor Wksta [Quite] C Add Del Enum:A ConfigName=DOS622X BootName=DOSX DirName=DOS DirName2=DOS622 FitShared=FITS\DOS622.FIT FitPersonal=FITS\DOS622P.FIT ConfigComment=DOS 6.22 DirName3= DirName4= (f).Shutdown Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51 server, and reboot it. 4.Login as Administrator to NT 3.5 or 3.51 server. 5.To start the RemoteBoot service and Remoteboot manager (a).At the MS-DOS Prompt type "NET START Remoteboot" (b).In Network administrator, Remoteboot Manager 1.Choose Remoteboot, New Profile, created an NE100TX-E Profile Name. 2.Add a new workstation for NE100TX-E adapter and choose an NE100TX-E Profile file. 6.Config the NE100TX-E card "Node ID (0080C6******)" and run the Boot ROM of the NE100TX-E Card. Note: If the new workstation Node ID is not match for your workstation, you can use "Convert Adapters" in the Remoteboot option. -----------------------------------[ END ]-------------------------------------