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From: orand@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Boot PROM info needed for 3c503 & Wd8003's
Message-ID: <1991May10.004732.30599@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 10 May 91 05:47:32 GMT
References: <1991May9.160635.30577@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991May10.045457.10471@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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In article <1991May10.045457.10471@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, nengle@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (nathan engle) writes:

>   First of all, DON'T buy the 3COM Etherstart boot prom. The 3c503 boot
> prom only works with 3COM lan manager. But never fear, a third company
> called LANWorks (phone# at the office but I'm not) writes boot
> proms for quite a few cards commonly used with Novell including the 503.

    When you get in, could you send me phone #'s for LANWorks &
       CompuCom?

>   However, there's one more twist - there are two different versions of
> the 503 boot proms for IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II servers (where the
> server is ECONFIGed to use packet type 8137). You need to order the right
> type for your network or no business ensues (as I found out Monday
> morning).

     I am using the Clarkson packet drivers but my server is not
EConfiged. Does this mean I need the 802.3?  Doesn't matter much, I've
got access to a PROM burner.


    Can I use the boot prom to boot several machines with different
images or would I need to use login script commands to set individual 
configurations?

Thanks, Brady...
ORAND@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu