Compaq Armada 110 Deployment Manual page 3

Compaq Guide to PC Deployment
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
Expansion Bases supported by the MNBU include:
Convenience Base II - Ethernet support for the Armada 1500, 17xx, and 3500 series of Personal
Computers.
Armada Station, Armada Station II, Armada MiniStation E - Ethernet support for the Armada
7xxx series of Personal Computers.
Note: At this time PCMCIA Network Cards are not supported. Only PCI devices are supported
with this utility.
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
protman.exe
PRT/012A/0699
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