Adding TCP/IP Support to RemoteBoot Workstations

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

SUMMARY

By default, a RemoteBoot workstation runs the NetBEUI protocol. This article describes how to install support for TCP/IP and how to modify the configuration so that the workstation can take advantage of Domain Name Service (DNS) name resolution.

MORE INFORMATION

The following information assumes workstations can successfully boot from the Windows NT RemoteBoot server using NetBEUI. For more information on configuring RemoteBoot workstations, see Chapter 15 of the "Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit."

Installing TCP/IP Support

Before you set up clients to use TCP/IP, you must either enable DHCP on a DHCP Server (to assign addresses automatically), or you must assign IP addresses and subnet masks for each workstation that will use TCP/IP.

To Enable TCP/IP Support

1. Edit the <SystemRoot>\Rpl\Bblock\NetBEUI\Adapter\Dosbb.cnf file, where adapter is the name of the network adapter. Remove the semicolon (;) in column one of the following line:

        ;DRV    BBLOCK\TCPDRV.DOS /I:C:\LANMAN.DOS ~ ~
   
   

2. For each profile (or personal copy of a profile) that will support TCP/IP, edit the following files as described:

   In <SystemRoot>\Rpl\RplFiles\Profiles\<Profile>\Autoexec.bat, where Profile is the name of the profile, enable the following entries by removing the REM designations at the beginnings of those lines.

         UMB.COM
         NMSTR
         LOAD TCPIP
   

   In <SystemRoot>\Rpl\RplFiles\Profiles\<Profile>\Config.sys, where Profile is the name of the profile, enable Nemm.dos by removing the REM designation at the beginning of that line.

3. Start a client using one of the profiles altered in the last step.

Enable the Client to Use DNS for Name Resolution

The workstation will, by default, not use DNS for name resolution. The following discusses what you need to do to enable DNS.

Installing SOCKETS and DNR Support

1. In Autoexec.bat add the two following lines:

         SOCKETS
         DNR
   

2. Modifying Tcputils.ini: Every workstation requires a private copy of the file Tcputils.ini. It is necessary to modify the [tcpglobal] and to add the [DNR] section. The hostname and username entries have to be unique to every workstation.

   Example Tcputils.ini:

   [tcpglobal] drivername=GLOBAL$ ;netfiles=C:\LANMAN.DOS\ETC hostname=perlars3 username=perlars

   [sockets] drivername=SOCKETS$ bindings=TCPIP_XIF numsockets=4 numthreads=32 poolsize=3200 maxsendsize=1024

   [telnet] drivername=TELNET$ bindings=TCPIP_XIF nsessions=0 max_out_sends=0

   [DNR] drivername=DNR$ bindings=TCPIP_XIF nameserver0=157 55 128 180 nameserver1= domain=microsoft.com

   RplFiles\Profiles\Dos622\Wksta.pro\Tcputils.ini

   (in the above example, DOS622 is an example profile name)

If you have already created workstations, then you need to copy Tcputils.ini to every workstation subdirectory.

   RplFiles\Machines\Perlars3\Dos622\Wksta\Tcputils.ini

   (in the above example, PERLARS3 is a workstation (machine) name; DOS622
   is a profile associated with the workstation PERLARS3)

Modifying the *.fit File for the Configuration You are Using

When you use Dos622.fit, you need to add one line:

  ;machine writeable files
  C:\LANMAN.DOS\TCPUTILS.INI  MACHINES\(CNAME)\(PROFILE)\WKSTA\TCPUTILS.INI

Delete the following line:

   ;shared DOS LANMAN files
   C:\LANMAN.DOS\TCPUTILS.INI  (BINFILES)\LANMAN.DOS\TCPUTILS.INI

  ;machine writeable files
  C:\LANMAN.DOS\TCPUTILS.INI  MACHINES\(CNAME)\(PROFILE)\WKSTA\TCPUTILS.INI

Copying TCP/IP Support Files

Copy the following files to RplFiles\BinFiles\Lanman.dos\Netprog

03/05/94  22:54                  9,524 vbapi.386
03/05/94  22:54                  9,535 vsockets.386
17/06/94  01:48                  5,632 rpc16c3.dll
03/05/94  22:54                 30,912 win_sock.dll
22/08/94  22:08                 48,224 winsock.dll
03/05/94  22:54                 33,280 wsockets.dll
03/05/94  22:53                 19,569 addname.exe
22/08/94  22:08                 31,232 dnr.exe
03/05/94  22:53                  4,294 emsbfr.exe
22/08/94  22:08                 11,205 ipconfig.exe
03/05/94  22:54                 22,826 nmtsr.exe
03/05/94  22:54                 66,460 ping.exe
22/08/94  22:08                 50,096 sockets.exe
22/08/94  22:08                 71,040 tcptsr.exe
22/08/94  22:08                 36,992 tinyrfc.exe
17/06/94  01:51                 13,799 unloadt.exe
03/05/94  22:54                  5,152 wsahdapp.exe

Keywords          : nthowto NTPROTOCOL NTSrv nttcp kbnetwork
Version           : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbinfo