Primary and Secondary WINS Servers in Unattended Setup

   - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
   - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SUMMARY

Only some of the TCP/IP protocol parameters can be defined at setup time in unattended setup. Neither the unattend text file nor the IPINFO.INF file allow the user to specify the WINS primary and secondary server IP addresses.

The IP address, subnet mask and default gateway can be specified in IPINFO.INF. Changing WINS primary and secondary servers IP addresses can only be done by editing the TCP/IP setup script file OEMNXPTC.INF.

MORE INFORMATION

The WINS primary and secondary server IP addresses are stored in a per- network adapter key in the values NameServer (REG_SZ) and NameServerBackup (REG_SZ) found under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree in the following key:

   \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Adapters\YourAdapter.

WORKAROUND

WARNING: Modification of INF files can cause serious, system-wide problems before and after Setup and may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the modification of INF files can be solved. Make INF modifications at your own risk.

To resolve the problem, modify IPINFO.INF and OEMNXPTC.INF. This solution has several limitations: it sets the same WINS primary and secondary servers IP addresses for all network adapters, therefore it is not very adapted for a multiple network adapters setup. On the other hand, after Setup it is impossible to reset the two WINS servers IP addresses to none. In this case, restore the CD-ROM OEMNXPTC.INF in %SystemRoot%\System32 after setup.

1. Copy the \I386 directory from the Windows NT compact disc to your hard drive.

2. Run expand -r OEMNXPTC.INF on your hard disk

3. Run del OEMNXPTC.INF

4. Modify the IPINFO.INF file to include the appropriate static IP values in the [DefaultIPInfo] section. For additional information on how to do this, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q135463
         TITLE     : IPINFO.INF Values Ignored During Setup
   
   

5. In OEMNXPTC.INF, search for the [InstallOptions] heading to find the following problem code fragment:

          ifstr(i) $(!STF_GUI_UNATTENDED) == YES
             set EnableDHCPFlag = 1
          endif
          ifstr(i) $(EnableDHCPFlag) == ""
             set EnableDHCPFlag = 0
          endif
   
      This problem is referenced in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
      Article:
   
         ARTICLE-ID: Q133337
         TITLE     : Automate Setup to Configure TCP/IP for Static Addressing
                     Fails
   
   

6. In OEMNXPTC.INF, search for the following lines:

   ForListDo $(OldCardList)

          ifstr(i) $(CardServiceKey) == ""
              ifstr $(CardList) == ""
                   set CardList = $($)
              else
                   set CardList = $(CardList)"@"$($)
              endif
          debug-output "Doing:"$($)
          debug-output $(CardList)
          set DefaultIPAddress = *($(IPAddressList),$(CardCount))
          set DefaultSubnetMask = *($(SubnetMaskList),$(CardCount))
   
   

7. Add the following lines right after the previous lines (Change first the NameServer and NameServerBackup IP addresses below with the appropriate IP addresses. A + indicates that the current line and the next line is one complete line):

         Debug-Output "OEMNXPTC.INF: Open netbtkey "$($)
         OpenRegKey $(!REG_H_LOCAL) "" +
         "System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Adapters\"$($) +
         $(MAXIMUM_ALLOWED) WinsParamKey
            ifstr(i) $(WinsParamKey) != ""
                EnumRegValue $(WinsParamKey) WinsList
                QueryListSize WinsListSize $(WinsList)
                Debug-Output "OEMNXPTC.INF: Wins list size = "$(WinsListSize)
                ifint $(WinsListSize) != 0
                    ; Value of NameServer : *(*($(WinsList),1),4)
                    ifstr(i) *(*($(WinsList),1),4) != ""
                        goto nowinsadd
                    endif
                endif
                set NewValueList = +
         {{NameServer,$(NoTitle),$(!REG_VT_SZ),"135.135.2.8"},+
         {NameServerBackup,$(NoTitle),$(!REG_VT_SZ),"135.135.7.1"}+
                                   }
                Shell  $(UtilityInf), AddValueList, $(WinsParamKey) , +
         $(NewValueList)
                ifint $($ShellCode) != $(!SHELL_CODE_OK)
                    Debug-Output "OEMNXPTC.INF: ShellCode error: cannot write
         wins servers addresses."
                    goto ShellCodeError
                endif
         nowinsadd = +
                CloseRegKey $(WinsParamKey)
             endif
   
   

8. To make use of the changes you have made, run Setup from the directory on your hard drive.