IPINFO.INF Values Ignored During Setup

 Last reviewed: July 19, 1996
Article ID: Q135463
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

You configure IPINFO.INF with TCP/IP address and subnet mask values, but Setup ignores them and you have to enter them manually in the TCP/IP configuration dialog box after TCP/IP is installed.

This problem occurs when you install TCP/IP using the unattended setup feature of Windows NT Setup or Computer Profile Setup (CPS) and you set the [DefaultIPInfo] section of IPINFO.INF to include values for DefaultGateway, Number of IP Addresses, IP Address, and Subnet Mask.

NOTE: The IPINFO.INF file allows network administrators to provide smart defaults for TCP/IP configuration parameters. By modifying this template file, an administrator can distribute the Windows NT TCP/IP software over the network or on floppy disks to users with some smart default configuration parameters. Users may modify these values when installing TCP/IP, however, the default values are automatically filled in for them.

CAUSE

The OEMNXPTC.INF does not read the IPINFO.INF file correctly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51.

To work around this problem:

  • If you are attempting to automate TCP/IP installation during Windows NT 3.5 Setup, copy the OEMNXPTC.INF file from Windows NT 3.51 to your Windows NT 3.5 I386 directory. If you do not have Windows NT 3.51, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain OEMNXPTC.INF.
  • If you are attempting to install TCP/IP after Windows NT 3.5 is installed, copy the OEMNXPTC.INF file from Windows NT 3.51 to the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory of the Windows NT 3.5 installation.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q133337
   TITLE     : Automating Setup to Set Up TCP/IP for Static Addressing
               Fails

KBCategory: kbsetup kbnetwork kbbug3.50 kbfix3.51
KBSubcategory: ntsetup nttcp
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50



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Last reviewed: July 19, 1996
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