The CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus PnP Ethernet Adapter RPL Boot ROM

 How to install the Novell RPL server

  1. You must create a boot diskette. The files on this boot diskette,
     for example, are the followings:

        COMMAND  COM
        LSL      COM
        CN650EP   COM
        IPXODI   COM
        NETX     EXE
        AUTOEXEC BAT

     The AUTOEXEC.BAT file must contain these lines :

           SET COMSPEC=F:\LOGIN\COMMAND.COM
           LSL
           CN650EP
           IPXODI
           NETX

     NOTE: The contents of the diskette and AUTOEXEC.BAT file are depended
           on your needs. The above is only an example.

  2. Boot a workstation with at least one floppy disk drive, and log in to
     the server as SUPERVISOR.(or ADMIN)

  3. Change directory to SYS:SYSTEM

  4. With the DOS boot diskette in driver A: execute the DOSGEN utility.
     This creates a DOS boot image file named NET$DOS.SYS.

     NOTE: Make sure the image file is created ok. Some floppy diskette is
           fail to generate the NET$DOS.SYS, please change the diskette
           and try again.

  5. Copy NET$DOS.SYS to the SYS:LOGIN directory.

  6. Copy RBOOT.RPL to the SYS:LOGIN directory. (only for Netware 3.11)

  7. Copy RPL.NLM to the SYS:SYSTEM directory.  (only for Netware 3.11)

     NOTE: a. The RBOOT.RPL & RPL.NLM can be founded in the subdirectory
              \BOOTROM\NETWARE of the CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus.
           b. The Netware 3.12, 4.0x, 4.10 have bundled the above two files.

  8. Copy COMMAND.COM to the SYS:LOGIN directory.

  9. Add the RPL function for Netware Server

     :load rpl
     :bind rpl to CN650EP

     NOTE: a. If you use another LAN card to create the Netware server,
              change the name CN650EP to the specified name.
           b. The frame type have to be binded to Ethernet_802.2

 10. Configure the CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus to "Boot ROM Enable -> 16K" 
     with SETUP.EXE in CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus.

 11. Reboot the workstation, remember to run CMOS setup. Let any drive
     (C or D, A, B) setting to be "Not installed".

 12. Now, when the file server is running, the workstation equipped with
     Boot ROM on the CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus will be attached to the file 
     server without any hard disk or floppy.