<CT> Re: DOS networking...
- From: Erwin Dokter <edokter@xxxxxxx>
- To: calmira_tips@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:13:19 +0200
Brian L. Johnson wrote:
>
> Well, that didn't go well... I loaded the built-in network stuff
> along with mstcpip, and as it wanted, I rebooted. After reboot,
> Windows startup would bomb with "Not enough extended memory" (to
> start Windows)... The mem command shows 502k free, and 31m of XMS
> (the computer has 32m of RAM total)
>
> Had to restore the system.ini file (uninstalling network support in
> the process) to get Windows to load.
Well, I didn't say it would run in one go :) It took me a few tries, but
now have it working for over three years now, totally without worries or
crashes.
You did throw out all other protocols after addeng TCP/IP, didn't you?
Anayway, the setup dialogs are a bit buggy. So try hardcoding the INI
files. I have a 3c509 installed, here are my settings. (Actually, I also
have a DEC21041 installed, those settings have been deleted.)
It is asumed the 3COM is set to use I/O port 300 and IRQ 10. (The
windows driver auto detects the IRQ).
First, PROTOCOL.INI. This is where the main network bindings are stored.
This is ALL that should be there:
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=tcm$elnk3,1,TCM$ELNK3,2
transport=tcpip-32r,MSTCP32
lana0=tcm$elnk3,1,tcpip-32r
[TCM$ELNK3]
IOADDRESS=0x300
[ELNK3]
Adapters=TCM$ELNK3
[MSTCP32]
BINDINGS=TCM$ELNK3,DEC$21041
LANABASE=0
Second, SYSTEM.INI, holding the drivers amd settings. Add the following
lines to their respective sections:
[boot]
network.drv=wfwnet.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=Microsoft Windows Network (version 3.11)
secondnet.drv=There is no extra network installed
[386Enh]
; load all protected mode drivers
network=*vnetbios,*vwc,vnetsup.386,vredir.386,vserver.386
transport=vip.386,vdhcp.386,vtdi.386,vtcp.386,vnbt.386
netmisc=ndis.386,wsock.386,wstcp.386
netcard3=elnk3.386
[Network]
; Windows networking stuff
Winnet=wfwnet/00025100
Multinet=nonet
EnableSharing=Yes
FileSharing=Yes
PrintSharing=Yes
UserName=ERWIN
Workgroup=CALMIRA ;)
ComputerName=CC15892-B ; change to LAL
Comment=
LogonDisconnected=Yes
LogonValidated=no
AutoLogon=Yes
StartMessaging=No
LoadNetDDE=No
LMLogon=0
LogonDomain=
Priority=40
Reshare=yes
CacheThisPassword=yes
Reconnect=yes
[Network Drivers]
DevDir=C:\WINDOWS
LoadRMDrivers=No
[DDEShares]
; Common system (and fun) shares
CHAT$=winchat,chat,,31,,0,,0,0,0
SCHAT$=winchat,chat,,31,,0,,0,0,0
CLPBK$=clipsrv,system,,31,,0,,0,0,0
HEARTS$=mshearts,hearts,,15,,0,,0,0,0
[MSTCP]
; Read MSTCP.HLP for more finetuning info!
DeadGWDetect=0
DefaultRcvWindow=64240
DefaultTTL=128
PMTUDiscovery=0
Interfaces=tcm$elnk30,dec$210410
[DNS]
HostName=cc15892-b
DomainName=groni1.gr.home.nl
DNSServers=212.120.66.194,212.120.66.195
DNSDomains=
[tcm$elnk30]
; All 0.0.0.0 means: use DHCP
Binding=tcm$elnk3
Description=3Com EtherLink III (3C5X9)
DefaultGateway=192.168.0.1 ; TUX
IPAddress=192.168.0.2
IPMask=255.255.255.0
MaxMTU=1500
[NBT]
; Netbios stuff
LANABASE=0
EnableProxy=0
EnableDNS=0
If you just add the above settings to your networkless WfW setup, you
should have a working network. When you boot up, first go to Network in
control panel to set user and password.
> >Put one of the above packages on MS-DOS and throw Samba on your linux
> >box Samba acts as an NT Server towards LanMan clients.
>
> Tried that... I installed msclient, configured it et al. Named the
> win31 computer "lal", and the Linux box has always been named "tux",
> both hostname-wise, and Samba-wise..
>
> So I start Samba on Tux with it set as browseable, browse master,
> et al... And "net use" on Lal can't see Tux for anything. Tux
> doesn't even exist to Lal.
I never seriously played with the DOS networking, but this is a common
problem. Have you set the workgroup of both boxes to the same name? You
haven't set either box to act as/look for a domain instead of workgroup?
is the 3COM working? Can you ping the other machine?
> Tux runs an Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100, which although is not
> quite as ubiquitous, is still a fairly well supported card.
I have that one sitting in my NT box :)
> [sigh] What else can we try?
See above...
-- Erwin Dokter
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