From: Sampler 
Subject: Re: Problem with Boot ROM and Novell 3.11
Date: 1998/07/02
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Qing Chen wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have put a Boot ROM into a network card and trying to get it to
> connect to the Novell 3.11 server without success. According to the
> instructions I have carried out the following steps:
>
> 1. Created a boot disk (with MS-DOS 6.22) and copied all the necessary
>    files to it. i.e "lsl.com", "pciodi.com", "vlm.exe" and other related
>    vlm files.
>
> 2. Boot in and login as "supervisor" and executed "dosgen" which created
>    a "NET$DOS.SYS" file in the F:\login directory.
>
> 3. ran "rplfix net$dos.sys" (required for DOS 5.0 or higher)
>
> 4. copied the autoexec.bat from my a: to f:\login.
>
> 5. ran "flag srw" to both "net$dos.sys" and "autoexec.bat"
>
> 6. with the driver disk that came with the network card, I enabled boot rom.
>
> After I restarted the system, I got the following on screen:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Novell Netware Ready Firmware V1.00 (940810)
> (c) Copyright 1991-1994 Novell Inc, All rights Reserved
> Realtek 8029 PCI Ethernet MLID V5.10 (950220)
> (c) Copyright 1993-1995 Realtek semiconductor Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
>
> RPL-ROM-ADR: 0040 33A1 3A6E
> RPL-ROM-IRQ: 10
> RPL-ROM-PIO: B800
>
> RPL-ROM-FFC: 1 (This number counts from 1...5 then repeats again)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Is there anything I missed here? Do I have to load any other nlm files
> on the server console?
>
> Please e-mail me with any hints. Many thanks.
>
> --Raymond.


I do remember something about binding rpl to the network cards (server side) as
another protocol, and having the rpl files in the sys:\login dir

keep reading ya 3.11 manuals ..

thanks

Lee