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HP P Class 733/800/866MHz / 1GHz Administrator's Manual

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  • Page 1 Network Administrator Guide Online Guide Rev. 6.0 Date: 4/98...

  • Page 2: How To Use This Online Guide

    How to use this online guide Click the Go Back button in the toolbar to go back to your previous place in the guide. Click the Next Page button in the toolbar to go to the next page in the guide. Click the Previous Page button in the toolbar to go to the previous page in the guide.

  • Page 3: Notice

    Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 4: Associated Documentation

    Associated Documentation The following HP publications will also be useful to you. The User’s Guide supplied with your PC. • English...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    The LAN Activity Light ........16 Tips for Setting Up the HP Ethernet Family Adapter ..17 Troubleshooting and Error Messages .
  • Page 6 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers Installing Novell NetWare Drivers ......22 ODI DOS Client Driver........23 ODI Driver with DOS Requester .
  • Page 7 Preloaded by HP ........
  • Page 8 NDIS 2.01 Driver for IBM LAN Services 4.0 ....72 Installation Procedure ........NDIS 2.01 Driver with IBM Warp Connect .
  • Page 9 6 Driver Options - Software Keywords PCNET Driver-Specific Keywords ......100 Common Keywords ........101 Operating System Keywords.
  • Page 10 English...
  • Page 11 Setting Up the Network Connection...

  • Page 12: Setting Up The Network Connection

    Setting Up the Network Connection Setting Up the Network Connection This chapter describes how to set up the network connection and your HP Ethernet Family Adapter, the procedure to make a LAN Disk, and how to run the diagnostics utility.

  • Page 13: Configuring The Hp Ethernet Family Adapter In Setup

    Controlling the Remote Power Function The HP Ethernet Family Adapter has the ability to power up the PC upon the receipt of a special sequence (known as a Magic Packet™) from the network. The Remote-Wake mode allows the PC to resume (or Wake-Up) normal functioning when it is in SLEEP (SUSPEND) mode.

  • Page 14: Network Driver Software

    1 Setting Up the Network Connection Network Driver Software Network Driver Software The HP Ethernet Family Adapter is based on the AMD PCnet family of network adapters. The following drivers are included: • Novell NetWare 3.x,4.x ODI under DOS, OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups.

  • Page 15: Driver Installation - Lan Disk

    Windows Master Diskette Creation utility or by copying the contents of the LAN\Disk# This HP Ethernet Family Adapter LAN Disk can then be used to install the network driver for your particular network operating system. We recommend that you make a note of the directories present on each disk.

  • Page 16: The Lan Activity Light

    The HP Ethernet Family Adapter provides two lights to indicate status. The LAN Activity Light is on the front panel of some HP PCs. It is used to indicate when the PC is accessing the LAN and is occasionally referred to as a “Virtual Hard Disk Activity Light”.

  • Page 17: Tips For Setting Up The Hp Ethernet Family Adapter

    Tips for Setting Up the HP Ethernet Family Adapter If you want to: You need to: Run SETUP Reset the PC. When the message <Setup=F2> appears, press the F2 key. Save your SETUP selections From anywhere in the SETUP program, press ESC until the Exit menu appears.

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting And Error Messages

    1 Setting Up the Network Connection Troubleshooting and Error Messages Troubleshooting and Error Messages This section explains how to troubleshoot the HP Ethernet Family Adapter using the HPIEDIAG utility. HPIEDIAG is an interactive diagnostic program. It includes easy to run diagnostics for testing the LAN interface and the network links.
  • Page 19 2 Make drive A the current drive, type: 3 Change to the \DIAG directory, type: 4 Start the HPIEDIAG utility, type: HPIEDIAG automatically detects the presence of the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, and displays the settings of the interface: I/O address, IRQ, DMA channel, and MAC address:...

  • Page 20: What You Can Do With Hpiediag

    For a list of all error messages and their explanations, refer to the README file in \DRVMSG hard disk drive. Getting Support For access to HP support refer to chapter 6 of the User's Guide supplied with your English subdirectory of either the LAN Disk or the directory of the PC's...
  • Page 21 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers...

  • Page 22: Installing Novell Netware Drivers

    (ODI) drivers required to use the PC with a Novell NetWare LAN. • If the PC is supplied with the HP LAN Disk, use this disk to install the LAN drivers. • If the PC has preinstalled software on the hard disk, the LAN drivers are supplied...

  • Page 23: Odi Dos Client Driver

    For more information about the NET.CFG file, refer to the Novell NetWare manuals and to “NET.CFG Options for Novell NetWare” on page NOTE When the DOS ODI driver is used, it will locate the HP Ethernet Family Adapter and read its settings automatically. 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers ODI DOS Client Driver...

  • Page 24: Odi Driver With Dos Requester

    LAN Disk. Press window. 4 Select A:\NOVELL\DOSCLNT 5 The line HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote Power highlighted. Press English when asked if you want to allow the Novell to bring up the Network Board then press to select the driver (PCNTNW.COM).

  • Page 25: Odi Driver With Dos Shell

    1 To begin the installation you require the Novell DOS Shell installation diskette labeled 'WSGEN' and the LAN Disk. 2 Create a directory on the DOS boot drive (for example C) for the HP and NetWare files using the following commands at the DOS prompt:...
  • Page 26 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers ODI DOS Client Driver 3 Copy the DOS ODI Driver and NET.CFG File. For example, if the LAN Disk is in Drive A use the following commands: COPY A:\NOVELL\DOSCLNT\PCNTNW.COM C:\NOVELL COPY A:\NOVELL\DOSCLNT\NET.CFG C:\NOVELL The contents of the NET.CFG file are given below: LINK DRIVER PCNTNW BUSTYPE PCI1 FRAME ETHERNET_802.3...

  • Page 27: Starting A Netware Client

    Starting a NetWare Client To start a NetWare client, execute the following commands at the DOS prompt: NOTE Steps 1 and 2 are only necessary if you did not allow the Netware Client Installation program to modify your configuration files. 1 Change to the directory where the required files are located (for example \NOVELL 2 Type:...

  • Page 28: Odi Os/2 Client Driver

    ODI OS/2 Client Driver An OS/2 computer gains access to NetWare servers by using the Requester for OS/2. The Requester needs the OS/2 ODI driver to enable it to use the HP Ethernet Family Adapter to access the LAN medium.
  • Page 29 5 Click on the 6 When the window Install Third Party NIC Driver appears, remove the Novell diskette then insert the LAN Disk. 7 When asked for the of the ODI driver. For example, if the LAN Disk is in drive A, the name and path A:\NOVELL\OS2CLNT\PCNTNW.OS2 The installation of the OS/2 ODI driver is now complete.
  • Page 30 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers ODI OS/2 Client Driver 8 Click on the Edit the NET.CFG file to match the HP Ethernet Family Adapter configuration (refer to section for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter as shown below: LINK DRIVER PCNTNW BUSTYPE PCI1 FRAME ETHERNET_802.3...

  • Page 31: Odi Driver For Windows For Workgroups Clients

    The Windows for Workgroups 3.11 disks. • The NetWare Client for DOS Requester (VLM.EXE). • The LAN Disk for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. is contained in the LAN Disk directory PCNTNW.COM 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers ODI Driver for Windows for Workgroups Clients...
  • Page 32 Press to continue the installation. e Insert the LAN Disk when the press f When the driver name HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote appears, press ENTER to continue with the rest of the NetWare client Power installation. English...
  • Page 33 4 Having completed the installation, the computer must be rebooted and Windows for Workgroups restarted. It is not necessary to login or attach to a NetWare server, but the NetWare DOS Requester must have been successfully initialized. 5 In Program Manager, double-click on the Network Setup icon in the Network group to configure Windows for Workgroups networking.
  • Page 34 Network Drivers window. Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter in the Path field of the Install Driver window. HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote Power . If this line does not appear then at the Network Drivers window.

  • Page 35: Windows For Workgroups Oem Information Files

    Windows for Workgroups OEM Information Files Windows for Workgroups 3.11 network adapter setup uses the file OEMSETUP.INF to determine the driver information for the HP LAN adapter installed in your computer. Information from the OEMSETUP.INF file is used by the network adapter setup program to install the drivers into the Windows directory and to create a PROTOCOL.INI file with the correct parameters.

  • Page 36: Parallel Transferring Odi Dos Client Driver

    The Parallel Transferring ODI DOS Client Driver is a high performance, optimized version of the ODI driver for DOS. It achieves extra performance by utilizing the LAPP capability of the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. It is only recommended to use this driver where extra performance is essential.

  • Page 37: Parallel Transferring Odi Driver With Dos Requester

    LAN Disk. Press window. 4 Enter A:\NOVELL\LAPPCLNT 5 The line HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote Power (LAPP) be highlighted. Press 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers Parallel Transferring ODI DOS Client Driver when asked if you want to allow the Novell...
  • Page 38 The ODI driver default frame type is ETHERNET_802.2. NetWare 286 and 386 servers use frame type ETHERNET_802.3 as their default, but NetWare 4.0 uses both ETHERNET_802.2 and ETHERNET_802.3 types. The HP Ethernet Family Adapter supports both Ethernet frame types. English...

  • Page 39: Parallel Transferring Odi Driver With Dos Shell

    1 To begin the installation you require the Novell DOS Shell installation diskette labeled 'WSGEN' and the LAN Disk. 2 Create a directory on the DOS boot drive (for example C) for the HP and NetWare files using the following commands at the DOS prompt: MKDIR C:\NOVELL 3 Copy the DOS ODI Driver and NET.CFG File.

  • Page 40: Starting A Parallel Transferring Netware Client

    2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers Parallel Transferring ODI DOS Client Driver Starting a Parallel Transferring NetWare Client To start a Parallel Transferring NetWare client, execute the following commands at the DOS prompt: NOTE Steps 1 and 2 are only necessary if you did not allow the Netware Client Installation program to modify your configuration files.

  • Page 41: Net.cfg Options For Novell Netware

    2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers NET.CFG Options for Novell NetWare NET.CFG Options for Novell NetWare For each workstation driver you configure, select a custom set of supported values from the PCnet configuration options. If a driver configuration is different from the default settings or if you are using multiple protocols, you should create a NET.CFG file.

  • Page 42: Options

    FDUP NOTE For the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, the DMA, INT, and PORT are not required for the driver. In some cases, using these keywords would be a violation of the bus specification. Otherwise, all other keywords may be used with the PCnet Family.

  • Page 43: Sample Net.cfg File

    Sample NET.CFG File The following is an example NET.CFG file for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter: LINK DRIVER PCNTNW ;Specify bus type for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. BUSTYPE PCI1 LED2 90 ;To change FRAME type to Ethernet_II FRAME Ethernet_II...
  • Page 44 2 Installing Novell NetWare Drivers NET.CFG Options for Novell NetWare English...
  • Page 45 Installing Microsoft Network Drivers...

  • Page 46: Installing Microsoft Network Drivers

    If you want to use the PC under Windows 95, refer to for Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2” on page NOTE Before installing the network drivers, connect the HP Ethernet Family Adapter to the LAN and set up (configure) the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. English \LAN “Miniport Driver for Windows NT”...

  • Page 47: Network Driver Interface Specifications (Ndis)

    NDIS interface to make configuration and installation of network adapters easy and independent of the network adapter used. Included in this guide are instructions to install the HP Ethernet Family Adapter driver for the following environments: •...

  • Page 48: Lan Manager 2.X Dos And Os/2 Client Driver With

    3 Installing Microsoft Network Drivers LAN Manager 2.x DOS and OS/2 Client Driver with NetBEUI Protocol LAN Manager 2.x DOS and OS/2 Client Driver with NetBEUI Protocol The hardware for the Microsoft LAN Manager environment may be configured to run as an OS/2 client, enhanced MS-DOS client, or a basic MS-DOS client. Refer to the Microsoft documentation for hardware and software requirements.

  • Page 49: Installation Procedure

    Configuration menu. 4 From the Network Adapter Drivers dialog box, select the HP Ethernet Family Adapter from the menu, if shown. Otherwise, select Other Driver to import the HP Ethernet Family Adapter driver from the LAN Disk. 5 Then, enter the disk drive letter for the LAN Disk.
  • Page 50 DYNAMIC=YES PRIORITY=NETBEUI [NETBEUI_XIF] DRIVERNAME=netbeui$ SESSIONS=6 NCBS=12 BINDINGS="PCNTND_NIF" LANABASE=0 [PCNTND_NIF] ;---------------------------------------------; ; HP Ethernet Family Adapter ;---------------------------------------------; DRIVERNAME=PCNTND$ BUSTYPE=PCI1 LED2=0x90 Keyword Examples Changing Transmit and Receive Buffers Insert the following statements in PROTOCOL.INI under the PCnet (PCNTND) driver section: RXBUFFERS=4 TXBUFFERS=8 Designating BUSTYPE Remove the I/O Address and insert the BUSTYPE keyword in PROTOCOL.INI under...

  • Page 51: Ndis 2.01 Driver For Windows For Workgroups 3.1

    For example, A:\WFW31\ 7 Select the HP Ethernet Family Adapter and choose 8 A setup dialog box appears displaying the default settings. For the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, no settings need to be specified. 9 Choose the button in the Network Adapters dialog box, then choose the Close button in the Network Settings dialog box.

  • Page 52: Ndis 2.01 And 3.0 Drivers For Windows For Workgroups 3.11

    Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups 3.11 supports both NDIS 2.01 and NDIS 3.0 drivers. The HP Ethernet Family Adapter provides both NDIS drivers to run under the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 environment. Note the format and procedure to install the NDIS drivers for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is different from that of...
  • Page 53 9 Then, you will be asked for information on the Twisted Pair keyword option, refer to “Driver Options - Software Keywords” for more details. For the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, no values need to be specified for the I/O address, interrupt channel and DMA channel since these are configured automatically by the software.

  • Page 54: Ndis 3.0 Driver For Windows Nt 3.5

    6 Select the HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote Power dialog box. 7 Verify that the BUS_TO_SCAN parameter is set to PCI1 for an HP Ethernet Family Adapter. For the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, no I/O address, IRQ or DMA channel values need to be specified.

  • Page 55: Miniport Driver For Windows Nt

    1 Insert the LAN Disk into the system's flexible disk drive. 2 From the Control Panel in the Windows NT Main window, double click on the Network icon to install the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. 3 In the Network Settings dialog box, choose...

  • Page 56: Installing The Ndis 4 Miniport Driver For Windows Nt 4.0

    5 In the next window, specify the drive letter and path where the files may be found: A:\WINNT40\ 6 Select the HP Ethernet Family Adapter from the dialog box. 7 Follow any subsequent instructions from Windows NT to reboot your system, if required.

  • Page 57: Ndis 2.01, 3.1 And 4 Drivers For Windows 95 And Windows 95 Osr2

    Installing the NDIS Drivers on Windows 95 Versions not Preloaded by HP If you are not using an HP preload version of Windows 95, the operating system detects the HP Ethernet Family Adapter as an AMD adapter during the Windows 95 startup phase.

  • Page 58: Installing The Ndis 2.01 And Ndis 3.1 Drivers For Windows 95

    1 From the Settings menu, start the Control Panel. 2 To run the Network configuration utility, double click on the Network icon. 3 If a driver for the HP Ethernet Family adapter is already installed, select it and then remove it by clicking on the 4 Click on the button.

  • Page 59: Installing The Ndis 2.01 And Ndis 4 Drivers For Windows 95 Osr2

    1 From the Settings menu, start the Control Panel. 2 To run the Network configuration utility, double click on the Network icon. 3 If a driver for the HP Ethernet Family adapter is already installed, select it and then remove it by clicking on the...
  • Page 60 10 At this step, the system may prompt for installation disks. You can either insert the appropriate installation diskette(s) or enter the full pathname of Windows 95 installation files preloaded by HP. This pathname is C:\Windows\Options\Cabs\ 11 Windows 95 will ask you to shut down to make the changes effective. Click shut down and restart.
  • Page 61 Installing Other Network Drivers...

  • Page 62: Installing Other Network Drivers

    4 Installing Other Network Drivers Installing Other Network Drivers Installing Other Network Drivers This document provides installation instructions to install the PCnet Family NDIS 2.01 driver for the following environments: • Artisoft LANtastic • Banyan VINES • DEC PATHWORKS 5.0 •...

  • Page 63: Ndis 2.01 Driver For Artisoft Lantastic 6.0

    NDIS 2.01 Driver for Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 uses the NDIS 2.01 specification. To install the NDIS 2.01 driver in LANtastic versions earlier than 6.0, please contact your Artisoft representative. The NDIS 2.01 driver itself is provided in the Installation Procedure To install a driver for LANtastic 6.0, start from the DOS system prompt.
  • Page 64 3 Select any additional LANtastic features you wish to install (see Artisoft LANtastic manuals for more information). Press 4 At Select Network Adapter, select 5 Insert the HP Ethernet Family Adapter disk into the flexible disk drive and then press 6 Insert the appropriate Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 disks when prompted. Press...
  • Page 65 LANtastic Manuals for more information). Click 4 At Select Network Adapter, select click 5 Insert the HP Ethernet Family Adapter disk into the flexible disk drive and then click 6 Insert the appropriate Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 disks when prompted. Click continue.

  • Page 66: Ndis 2.01 Driver For Banyan Vines Client

    4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2.01 Driver for Banyan VINES Client NDIS 2.01 Driver for Banyan VINES Client The PCnet driver may be configured to run in the Banyan VINES environment for client-based systems only. Installation Procedure The steps to load the driver are as follows: 1 Compile all the files necessary for VINES and copy them, for example, in the directory.
  • Page 67 File Examples The modifications to CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and PROTOCOL.INI are shown below as an example for HP Ethernet Family Adapter: CONFIG.SYS: FILES=20 BUFFERS=20 DEVICE=C:\NDIS\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C\NDIS DEVICE=C:\NDIS\PCNTND.DOS AUTOEXEC.BAT: PATH=C:\DOS PROMPT $P$G CD \NDIS PROTOCOL.INI: PROTOCOL.INI section for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter...

  • Page 68: Ndis 2.01 Driver With Dec Pathworks 5.0 Client

    6 Select the protocol you want to use ( 7 In the adapter list, select Other information: Adapter Name = HP Ethernet Family Adapter with LAN Remote Power NDIS driver path = A:\NDIS2\DOS NDIS driver File = PCNTND.DOS NDIS driver Name = PCNTND$...

  • Page 69: Ndis 2.01 Driver With Ftp Pc/Tcp 2.X For Dos/Windows

    The NDIS 2.01 driver \NDIS2\DOS NOTE The HP NDIS 2.01 drivers are self-configuring, which means the driver will automatically locate and read the HP Ethernet Family Adapter's configuration. Only the DRIVERNAME and BUSTYPE parameters need to be present under the [PCNTND] section in the PROTOCOL.INI file.
  • Page 70 Each network product section (e.g. NFS-NDIS) must include a statement. 5 The CONFIG.SYS file must be modified to contain the load the required drivers (the Protocol Manager, HP NDIS 2.01, and packet driver converter). Add the following statements near the end of the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE = C:\FTP\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\FTP...
  • Page 71 6 Before running any network application (such as FTP or TELNET), PC/TCP must be started. Add the following lines near the beginning of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET PCTCP=C:\FTP\PCTCP.INI C:\FTP\NETBIND C:\FTP\ETHDRV 7 The changes made to the PROTOCOL.INI, CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT will not take effect until your computer is rebooted.

  • Page 72: Ndis 2.01 Driver For Ibm Lan Services 4.0

    4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2.01 Driver for IBM LAN Services 4.0 NDIS 2.01 Driver for IBM LAN Services 4.0 The PCnet driver may also be configured to run under the IBM LAN Server environment. Although the IBM LAN Server software uses the same NDIS driver as the Microsoft LAN Manager network operating system, the IBM LAN Server software requires a unique NIF file from Microsoft's LAN Manager.
  • Page 73 11 Choose the Network Adapters list box, by highlighting the entry. Then choose HP Ethernet Family Adapter to Current Configuration list box. 12 Highlight the appropriate protocols in the Protocols list box. Then choose add them to the Current Configuration list box.

  • Page 74: Ndis 2.01 Driver With Ibm Warp Connect

    7 In the Select Network Adapter window, click on the 8 When asked for the file location, enter flexible drive. Click 9 The HP Ethernet Family Adapter driver will be shown in the Drivers Found window. Select as Type of LAN.
  • Page 75 13 Click the button in the Ready to Install window. Install 14 Click to confirm shutdown. 15 Leave the Warp Connect CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. After rebooting, files from the CD-ROM will be needed to install the networking components of the operating system. 16 Reboot the computer.

  • Page 76: Ndis 2.01 Driver For Pc-Nfs

    Installation of the PCnet Family NDIS 2.01 driver for PC-NFS is now complete. English on the PC-NFS diskette, which contains the directory on the LAN Disk to the \NDIS2\DOS HP Ethernet Family installation from the menu. to save the current PROTOCOL.INI as A:\PCNFS to install the NDIS...

  • Page 77: Ndis 2.01 Driver With Other Networking Products

    \NDIS2\OS2 NOTE The HP NDIS 2.01 drivers are self-configuring, which means the driver will automatically locate and read the HP Ethernet Family Adapter's configuration. Only the DRIVERNAME and BUSTYPE parameters need to be present under the [PCNTND] section in the PROTOCOL.INI file.
  • Page 78 4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2.01 Driver with Other Networking Products To install the HP Ethernet Family Adapter NDIS 2.01 DOS or OS/2 driver, follow the instructions below: 1 Completely install the networking product. If the product requires that a driver be given and it cannot read the NDIS 2.01 driver off this disk, then pick any other driver to install.
  • Page 79 PROTMAN.DOS (or PROTMAN.OS2), for the PCNTND driver, and any of the drivers for the networking product being used. An example portion of a DOS CONFIG.SYS file that supports the HP Ethernet Family Adapter and 3Com 3+Open is shown below: DEVICE=C:\3OPEN\DOSWKSTA\LANMAN\DRIVERS\PROTMAN.DOS...
  • Page 80 4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2.01 Driver with Other Networking Products English...
  • Page 81 Configuring for Remote Boot...

  • Page 82: Configuring For Remote Boot

    Configuring for Remote Boot Configuring for Remote Boot This chapter describes how to configure a server to remote boot a client PC equipped with an HP Ethernet Family Adapter. HP boot ROMs support the following protocols: Net Vectra Vectra VL 7...

  • Page 83: Remote Start

    5 Configuring for Remote Boot Setting Up a Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x Server for Remote Start Setting Up a Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x Server for Remote Start CAUTION Make sure your computer supports this protocol. To remote boot a client PC, remote boot services must be installed on a Novell NetWare server and a Boot Image must be created and installed on the server.
  • Page 84 5 Configuring for Remote Boot Setting Up a Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x Server for Remote Start 2 Install the drivers on the bootable diskette as follows: a Copy the following files onto the bootable diskette: LSL.COM PCNTNW.COM IPXODI.COM VLM.EXE *.VLM NET.CFG Note:...
  • Page 85 3 Test the bootable diskette by using it to log onto the server. (To do this, you must in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.) 4 Generate the Boot Image on the server using DOSGEN. Refer to the Novell NetWare manual for details. (The name of this Boot Image file will always be NET$DOS.SYS): a Start the Administrator Workstation.

  • Page 86: Remote Program Load On Netware 3.X And 4.X

    SEND.FILE.REQUEST RPL.NLM will respond with a RBOOT.RPL. This is the bootstrap program for LAN adapters using the Novell ROM kit which is used by the remote start program in HP PCs equipped with the HP Ethernet Family Adapter). BOOTCONF.SYS. An ASCII text file that can be used to specify the Boot Image file used by a workstation.
  • Page 87 MYBOOTIM.SYS is a boot image particular to the workstation which has the MAC address 080009311265. HP.SYS is a boot image file specific to the HP Ethernet Family Adapter. HP has two MAC address identifiers, the original 080009 and the newer 0060B0. Users may require one or the other or both depending on when they acquired their LAN adapters.
  • Page 88 RPL.NLM will send FILE.DATA.RESPONSE frames in a burst mode by default. This parameter allows pacing by the workstation if the HP Ethernet Family Adapter cannot keep up with RPL.NLM. FRAME=ff Use this parameter if you wish to configure the bootstrap program (RBOOT.RPL) to use a frame type other than the default to access...
  • Page 89 NOPROTECT This parameter will override the PROTECT parameter specified in the BIND command PROTECT This parameter tells RPL.NLM to configure the bootstrap program so that it will protect itself in the workstation's memory. It does this by adjusting the Memory Size variable in the BIOS data area (40:13) to reflect the amount of memory that it uses.
  • Page 90 For the HP Ethernet Family Adapter, reboot the PC and press Setup=F2 • For other HP PCs, run a diagnostic program on the client PC to identify the MAC address. 2 Start the Administrator Workstation. 3 Log onto the LAN as 4 Make the Boot Images you want to use as described in the section entitled “How...
  • Page 91 Loading the Remote Before loading RPL.NLM, create the BOOTCONF.SYS file as described above and install the Novell server with an 802.2 frame type and then load RPL.NLN. Program Load Services Load RPL.NLM in the same manner as any other NetWare NLM. At the server command line prompt, type: LOAD RPL (there are no parameters associated with loading RPL.NLM)
  • Page 92 RPL.NLM will send FILE.DATA.RESPONSE frames in a burst mode by default. This parameter allows pacing by the workstation if the HP Ethernet Family Adapter cannot keep up with RPL.NLM. FRAME=ff Use this parameter if you wish to configure the bootstrap program (RBOOT.RPL) to use a frame type other than the default to access...
  • Page 93 PROTECT This parameter tells RPL.NLM to configure the bootstrap program so that it will protect itself in the workstation's memory. It does this by adjusting the Memory Size variable in the BIOS data area (40:13) to reflect the amount of memory that it uses. Using this parameter will reduce the amount of memory that the workstation has available for DOS by about 12 KB.

  • Page 94: Remote Boot On Windows Nt 3.5X As (Rpl)

    The procedure below is based on the INSTALL.HLP HELP file, except that step 4 has been added for the correct automatic setup of the HP Ethernet Family Adapter so that you do not have to do the setup described in “Creating Remoteboot Configurations for New Adapters”...
  • Page 95 Select the Remoteboot service, and start it. You may configure it to start automatically by selecting the startup button. 4 To install the Bootblock and configurations for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter: a Open a DOS box in your NT AS.

  • Page 96: Remote Boot On Windows Nt Server 4.0 (Rpl)

    The procedure below is based on the INSTALL.HLP HELP file, except that step 4 has been added for correct automatic setup of the HP Ethernet Family Adapter so that you do not have to do the setup described in “Creating Remoteboot Configurations for New Adapters”...
  • Page 97 Select the remote boot service, and start it. You may configure it to start automatically by selecting the startup button. 4 Install the boot block and configurations for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter: a Open a DOS box under Windows NT Server.

  • Page 98: Remote Boot On Windows Nt 4.0 Server With Pxe And Dhcp/Tftp

    5 Configuring for Remote Boot Remote Boot on Windows NT 4.0 Server with PXE and DHCP/TFTP Remote Boot on Windows NT 4.0 Server with PXE and DHCP/TFTP CAUTION Make sure your computer supports this protocol. This protocol will be available on your server only if you installed Intel LanDesk Configuration Manager or any other server package which supports DHCP/TFTP.

  • Page 99: Driver Options - Software Keywords

    Driver Options - Software Keywords...

  • Page 100: Pcnet Driver-Specific Keywords

    6 Driver Options - Software Keywords PCNET Driver-Specific Keywords PCNET Driver-Specific Keywords BUSTYPE If this keyword is specified with one of the options mentioned below, the driver software will only scan the specified bus for the presence of the PCnet family device.

  • Page 101: Common Keywords

    Common Keywords Common keywords are those keywords that may be used by any of the operating systems to configure an HP Ethernet Family Adapter. However, each of the operating systems has its individual syntax, which is shown below in the Operating System Keywords section.
  • Page 102 6 Driver Options - Software Keywords Common Keywords Common Keyword Matrix for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter Keyword Name I/O Address 0000 - FFFF h Interrupt Channel (IRQ) 0 - 15 (INTA#) DMA Channel English Range Default Found by scan.

  • Page 103: Operating System Keywords

    Ethernet FRAME FRAME Refer to Ethernet Frame type from the IEEE type Specification. 6 Driver Options - Software Keywords Operating System Keywords Description Range “Common Keyword Matrix for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter” on Ethernet_802.2 Ethernet_802.3 Ethernet_SNAP Ethernet_II Default Ethernet_802.2 English...

  • Page 104: Ndis 2.01 Driver Keywords

    IEEE or Mfr address. This must be edited in PROTOCOL.INI or NT registry. English Description Range “Common Keyword Matrix for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter” Power of 2 Power of 2 Description Range “Common Keyword Matrix for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter”...

  • Page 105: Ndis 4.X Driver Keywords

    NDIS 4.x Driver Keywords Keyword Syntax Name Full Duplex FDUP Described previously in Keyword Matrix” on page 100. To be used with a 10BT port only. Twisted Pair TP Described previously in Keyword Matrix” on page 100. To be used with a 10BT port only. Magic Packet MPMODE Enables the Magic Packet mode.

  • Page 106: Artisoft Lantastic Keywords

    Described previously in Matrix” on page 100. Multiplex Command used for a communications interface between Interrupt TSR programs English Description Range “Common Keyword Matrix for the HP Ethernet Family Adapter” “PCNET Driver-Specific Keyword 00(ISA) 01(PnP) 10(VESA) 11(PCI) 12(PCI1) 13(PCI2) C0-FF h...

  • Page 107: Glossary

    Glossary 10BASE-T 10-Mbs Baseband Twisted Pair. Covered by Section 14 of IEEE 802.3. Uses IEEE 802.3 protocol, point-to-point twisted pair cabling and repeaters to provide network services. No defined maximum node count, maximum cable distance is 100 m. 100BASE-T Refers to a 100Mbit/s network technology over Category 5 UTP cable that is compatible with the IEEE 802.3 standard.
  • Page 108 Glossary character set based on ASCII. Extended ASCII (used in DOS), ANSI (used in Windows), and Unicode (used in Windows NT) all include ASCII as a subset. AUI Attachment Unit Interface. An IEEE specification for a node or connection interface to an external medium attachment unit (MAU).
  • Page 109 Glossary broadband A network that transmits signals as variations of carrier waves rather than directly as pulses. Broadband networks provide greater network bandwidth capacity, but are also more complex. broadcast To send a message to all workstations connected on the network.
  • Page 110 DMTF Desktop Management Task Force. A body which defines desktop management standards. EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. An EEPROM is a special type of PROM that can be electronically erased.
  • Page 111 Glossary Ethernet Address Also known as the IEEE address, this is a unique numeric identifier of a node on an Ethernet LAN. Extended ASCII The Extended ASCII character set encoding scheme was defined by IBM in 1981 to be used by the IBM PC.
  • Page 112 Glossary interrupt A signal that suspends a program temporarily while transferring control to the operating system when input or output is required. Interrupts are given priority levels such that higher priority interrupts are processed first. I/O Input/Output. I/O Mapped The NIC registers are located in the I/O address space.
  • Page 113 Glossary LAN activity light A light on the front panel of some HP PCs which indicates when the PC is accessing the network. legacy A term used to refer to older hardware and software still in use. In the Plug and Play context, legacy...
  • Page 114 Glossary medium The network medium is the cabling or wiring used to carry network signals. Common types include coax, fiber optic, and twisted pair. memory mapped The NIC registers are located in the memory address space. MIF Management Information Format. MIF files describe collections of standardized instrumentation attributes defined by the DMTF working groups.
  • Page 115 Glossary NIC Network Interface Card. An expansion card that can be inserted into a computer so that the computer can be part of a network. Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network, protocol, and medium, although some can be used in multiple network environments.
  • Page 116 PXE Preboot eXecution Environment. A boot rom which uses the DHCP and TFTP protocols. PXE creates an environment in which certain desktop management functions can be performed prior to the client operating system loading. RAM Random Access Memory. Any type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly.
  • Page 117 Glossary ROM Read Only Memory. Computer memory on which data have been pre- written. Once data are written to a ROM it cannot be changed and can only be read. Unlike main memory (RAM), ROM maintains its contents when power is turned off. ROM is referred to as being non-volatile, whereas RAM is volatile.
  • Page 118 Glossary Corp.). Unicode employs a 16-bit coding scheme that allows for 65,536 distinct characters, enough to support all significant world languages, including several archaic or arcane languages such as Sanskrit and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Unicode also includes representations for punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, and dingbats, with room left for future expansion.

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