Ipconfig.exe Usage for MS-DOS 3.0 Network Client

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Ipconfig.exe file from the Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS that ships with Windows NT Server 4.0, you may receive the following error messages:

No DHCP data available

Usage: C:\Net\Ipconfig.exe <lanroot>

CAUSE

The Ipconfig.exe file from the Microsoft Network Client 3.0 is different from the version that ships with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or the one that ships with Windows NT 4.0. The <lanroot> option refers to the directory where the networking software is installed, usually C:\Net.

RESOLUTION

The proper syntax for IPCONFIG in this case would be:

Ipconfig.exe C:\Net

MORE INFORMATION

The <lanroot> variable is defined in the [network] section of the System.ini that is located in the directory where the client was installed.

Any other switches or commands will produce one of the two error messages described above.

NOTE: Ipconfig.exe from the Microsoft Network Client 3.0 can also be run from Windows 95, as long as the directory for the client still exists because the <lanroot> option must be entered. Another alternative for a command-line Ipconfig.exe in Windows 95 is to use the Ipconfig.exe from Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

Additional query words: MSDOS WFW

Keywords : NTSrv
Version : WINDOWS:95;WinNT:3.0,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb