NETBOOT-CD
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This is a ISO image that is able to boot your PC in DOS and access your NT
based network with a ethernet based network card (NIC).

All files have been found on various web sites available to download for free.
(That doesnt meen you dont have to pay for some of them).

Some programs on this CD is shareware and/or public domain. Please take the
time to study the license files for each program in the "license" directory.

Directories on the CD:
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bootdisk:       Contains an image of the bootdisk that makes this CD boot.
config:		Contains most of the configuration files.
config\menu:    Contains the menu structure.
dos:		Contains DOS files like fdisk etc.
enabler:        PCMCIA Enablers - You might need to run these if you use
                PCMCIA/PC Card's.
net:		Contains network files and TCP/IP drivers.
license:	Contains the license for each program on this CD.
tools:		Contains various DOS tools.

Main programs on the CD:
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PkZip           Archive program.
InfoZip         Archive program.
Arj             Archive program.
Ace             Archive program.
Telix           Terminal program.
VC              Norton Commander clone.
Gdisk           FDisk alike program from Symantec.
                Great for scripting harddisk partition manipulation.
HWInfo          Hardware Information.
PCConfig        Hardware Information.
Presizer        Partition Resizer
FreeFdisk       Free FDisk program.
ZPart           Backup/Restore harddisk partitions.
XFdisk          Free Fdisk Program.
DC              Norton Commander clone.

How it works?
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First make sure you have the newest version. You can do this by accessing
www.bootcd.dk or www.netbootcd.dk.

Burn the netboot-cd-x.x.iso to a CDR. More or less all CDR programs support
this. I highly recommend Nero from www.nero.com - It is a great Windows based
CDR program.

 - Boot from the CDR (you might have to change your BIOS settings).
 - Select if you want SCSI- or ATA-CD-ROM support.
 - Select your Network Card (NIC) from the list of supported NIC's.
 - Type your NETBIOS and DOMAIN-name.
 - Type your login name and password.
 - Depending if you use the CDR:\config\config.net your machine will try to
   connect to a network server.

What do I need this for?
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Well, I use it to connect any of my machines to a central server and download
a Ghost image to it.

What hardware does it support?
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Pretty much any IBM-PC with a NIC and a IDE CD-ROM drive. There is currently
no support for SCSI. It shouldnt be very difficult to incorporate. If anybody
need it feel free to contact me.

It is however required that there is a DHCP server on the network you use it
on. A DHCP server is a server that assigns you a IP address.

A list of network cards (NIC) that is supported in available in the nics.txt
on the CD.

How do I change anything inside an ISO image?
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Use WinISO from www.winiso.com. This program can extract files and rebuild
.ISO files.

If you want to add drivers, do the following:
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Add your driver to the net catalog on the CD.
Modify the menu structure in \config\menu.
After testing that it works, Mail the drivers and modification to me, so
I can add it to the officiel distribution :-)

Contact information:
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If you use other DOS tools, enhancements, want support for other NICs, find
bugs or have just about any ideas for this CD please contact me.

Thomas Hedberg

thomas@netbootcd.dk or netbootcd@hedberg.dk

Newest version of this CD is available at www.bootcd.dk and www.netbootcd.dk

