The Ripl Function - IBM ISA Installation And Testing Instructions

The RiPL Function
The Remote (initial) Program Load (RiPL) function gives the ISA
Ethernet Adapters the capability to bring up a computer without a
diskette drive using files the computer receives from a LAN server.
One of the following network operating systems is required for the
ISA Ethernet Adapters to complete an RiPL.
• IBM OSI2 LAN Server 2.0
• IBM OS/2 LAN Server 3.0
• Novell NetWare 3.11
• Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2
To enable the ISA Ethernet Adapters to use RiPL feature, the
adapter must be configured so the Boot PROM will be enabled.
To configure the adapter, you must use a computer that has a
diskette drive. (See "Configuring the Adapter" on page 16.) Once
configuration has been completed, the adapter may be installed in
a computer or workstation which does not have a diskette drive.
If you install more than one ISA Ethernet Adapter in a computer
which does not have a diskette drive, only one of the adapters
should have the Boot PROM enabled. (See "Disabling the Boot
PROM" on page 37 for instructions on disabling the Boot PROM.)
You will also need to ensure that the IRQ Interrupt Levels, 1/0
Base Addresses, and memory configurations of the ISA Ethernet
Adapters do not conflict. If conflicts exist, the computer may fail to
boot properly.
Once an ISA Ethernet Adapter is installed in a computer which
does not have a diskette drive, the RiPL function will be enabled
automatically each time the computer is turned on. The adapter
detects that there is no diskette drive and starts the RiPL program.
If you wish to use the RiPL function of the ISA Ethernet Adapters in
a computer that has a diskette drive, you may run the
RPLBOOT.COM utility program (shipped on the IBM ISA Ethernet
Adapters Option Diskette) to disable the diskette drive. The
computer will then RiPL directly from the LAN instead of from the
diskette drive.
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IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installation and Testing Instructions