Configuring a Novell DOS/Win Client-32 for DHCP
ID: Q166443
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
SYMPTOMS
After you convert a Novell NetWare Client-32 for DOS/Windows to use DHCP,
you receive the following error message on startup:
Warning: Interface is not configured.
Error binding TCP/IP protocols to 3C5X9.
Could not bind IP/ARP protocol stack to the board.
NOTE: The example above is for a 3Com 3c5x9 network adapter; the error
message you receive may be slightly different.
CAUSE
As a static client, the Net.cfg file contained the following section:
PROTOCOL TCPIP
BIND 3C5X9 1 ETHERNET_II interface_1
IP_ADDRESS 130.57.4.126 interface_1
IP_NETMASK 255.255.252.0 interface_1
IP_ROUTER 130.57.4.254 interface_1
If you follow Novell's guidelines, your Net.cfg file will look like this:
PROTOCOL TCPIP
BIND 3C5X9 1 ETHERNET_II interface_1
IF_CONFIGURATION DHCP
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, remove the BIND statement from the Net.cfg
file, so it contains the below statements:
PROTOCOL TCPIP
IF_CONFIGURATION DHCP
NOTE: The Startnet.bat file must contain the frame type ETHERNET_II
MORE INFORMATION
You must use the following file to use the following options:
Tcpip.nlm 215222 1-27-97 10:10:34 PM
The updated file is part of Tcp32d.exe, dated 29 MAR 97, and can be
downloaded from Novell's ftp site.
- To add a Hostname to the DHCP client, the Net.cfg file should have the
following:
PROTOCOL TCPIP
HOSTNAME <host_name>
- To prevent the client from caching IP addresses, add the following entry
to the Net.cfg file. This causes duplicate addresses on the network, if
unable to contact DHCP server on startup.
PROTOCOL TCPIP
DHCPCACHEIP=NO
Therefore, the protocol TCP/IP section of the Net.cfg file would look
like this:
PROTOCOL TCPIP
PATH TCP CFG C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\TCP
IF_CONFIGURATION DHCP
HOSTNAME <host_name>
DHCPCACHEIP=NO
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Additional query words:
client32 binding client-32 novel dhcp
Keywords : kb3rdparty NTInterop nttcp NTSrv
Version : WFW:3.11;WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb