Create a Boot Disk for LAN Manager Enhanced Workstation (87672)

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The easiest way to build an Enhanced workstation boot disk is to install an MS-DOS Enhanced workstation on a computer with a hard drive, copy the minimum files you need onto a bootable floppy disk, and then edit the configuration files appropriately for the recipient LAN Manager workstation without a hard drive.

For information on how to create a system disk, see your MS-DOS manual. This example is for a computer with a 3Com EtherLink II network card and the NetBEUI protocol. Instructions for editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, LANMAN.INI, and PROTOCOL.INI files are included at the end of this article. The following files and directories should be placed on a system disk:

   Directory of A:\ 
   ----------------
   COMMAND.COM      MS-DOS command file
   AUTOEXEC.BAT     MS-DOS configuration file
   CONFIG.SYS       MS-DOS configuration file
   PROTOCOL.INI     LAN Manager configuration file
   LANMAN.INI       LAN Manager configuration file
   PROTMAN.DOS      Protocol Manager
   PROTMAN.EXE      Protocol Manager
   PRO.MSG          Help Messages
   PROH.MSG         Help Messages
   ELNKII.DOS       3Com net card driver
   NETBEUI.EXE      NetBEUI Protocol
   ENCRYPT.EXE      Encrypt service
   MSRV.EXE         Messenger service
   NETPOPUP.EXE     Netpopup service
   CHKNET.EXE       Started with the workstation
   MINSES.EXE       Started with the workstation
   NETWKSTA.EXE     Started with the workstation
   NET.EXE          Used for all Enhanced commands
   NET.MSG          Additional help messages
   LOAD.COM         Binds MAC driver to Protocol
   LOGS <DIR>       Directory for error messages
				

More information about MS-DOS Enhanced workstation files can be found on page 209 of the "Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference."

SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILES

AUTOEXEC.BAT

PROMPT $P$G
SET PATH=A:\;
NET START WORKSTATION
LOAD NETBEUI
				

CONFIG.SYS

lastdrive=z
device=A:\protman.dos /i:A:
device=A:\ELNKII.DOS
				

LANMAN.INI

Copy the LANMAN.INI file from an existing LAN Manager 2.1 MS-DOS Enhanced workstation onto the boot disk. In the [workstation] section, change the LANROOT= entry from C:\LANMAN.DOS to A:\ and change the COMPUTERNAME= entry. In the [netshell] section, change the USERNAME= entry if needed. In the [services] section, change the paths to the correct location for the files listed (relative to the LANROOT= entry).

[networks]
  netservices = chknet, minses

[workstation]
  wrkservices = messenger,netpopup,encrypt
  computername = *put computername here*
  domain = cavalier
  lanroot = A:\ 
  othdomains =
  numdgrambuf = 3

[netshell]
  username = *put username here*

  autorestore = NO
  saveconnections = NO

[version]
  lan_manager = 2.1.0

[messenger]

[services]
  chknet        = chknet.exe
  minses        = minses.exe /n
  workstation   = netwksta.exe
  messenger     = msrv.exe
  netpopup      = netpopup.exe
  encrypt       = encrypt.exe
  minipop       = minipop.exe
				

PROTOCOL.INI

[PROTMAN]
  DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
  DYNAMIC = YES
  PRIORITY = NETBEUI

[NETBEUI_XIF]
  Drivername = netbeui$
  SESSIONS = 6
  NCBS = 12
  BINDINGS = "ELNKII_NIF"

[ELNKII_NIF]

; protocol.ini section for the 3Com Etherlink II Adapter Card

;   The next two lines are defaults, the correct settings for your
;   net card may differ

    IOADDRESS = 0x300
    INTERRUPT = 3
    MAXTRANSMITS = 40
    DRIVERNAME = ELNKII$

;   Add this line if you are using an external transceiver

    transceiver = external