NwDsk: NetWare Boot Disk (now also non-NetWare ...)

A fully automated, menu driven, plug 'n play DOS network boot disk to access NetWare servers by IP/IPX using 32- or 16-bit client (NLM/VLM).

Version 3.40 by Erwin Veermans
Last updated on sep 3 2006

Feel free to send feedback, questions, bug-reports, new drivers, feature requests, success stories by Email.
Please include info like NwDsk version, Host OS, Target OS and Nic-driver with your message.

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What 'quick' solutions will you be able to find here?

Ready-to-run automated FreeDOS/MsDOS/OpenDOS Boot Disk images with UDMA/USB/CDROM support in 3 Network flavors:

• NetWare (NwDsk's core business): IP/IPX, 16/32-bit drivers, Ether/Token/Fddi, Citrix Client
• Packet Driver (TCP/IP server/client): VNC, RDP (Terminal Services), Arachne Browser/Email, HTTP/FTP/SMTP/Telnet/LPD
• Microsoft (enhanced Bart's Network Boot Disk): Samba/SMB Client AND Server, Remote Recover

Also check out: NwDskPe 2.7.8. A NetWare 4.x XP Client PE Builder plugin for WinPE/BartPE.
(WinPE is a stripped down Windows XP or 2003 running from bootable CDROM, AKA BartPE when created with PE Builder)

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 New

New with version 3.40 (see history/changelog):

• Added support for LZ-DOS and 4DOS
• Added support for TinyHost (DOS-Host Remote Access by Java-client over NetWare-TCPIP)
• Updated all FreeDOS components matching FreeDOS 1.0 release
• Many updated components, many updated drivers (ODI16, ODI32, NDIS2).

Recent improvements:

• Added Step-by-step-mode (hold down [SHIFT] when starting MODBOOT).
• Added AutoVir to UBCD images (auto AntiVirus-Suite update using Wget).
• Added JNOS2 image (TCP-Suite: HTTP/FTP/SMTP/FTP-server, etc.).
• Added images for Bart's Network Boot Disk à la NwDsk (see fdmsrrc).
  (IP Print-server, Client AND Server for Microsoft resources (SMB/Samba), Remote Recover, new/updated drivers).
• Added support for general UBCD FreeDOS Boot Disk (also in MsDOS and OpenDOS flavors).
• Added RDP (DOS Remote Desktop Connection client) image.
• Added improved MsDOS 7.10 image (more room for utilities after removing embedded logo).
• Added Arachne (DOS Browser/Email) image.
• Added USB support (facilitating imaging to/from your USB flash-disk).
    * On Dell GX280 with USB-keyboard/mouse this is supposed to work when ONLY EHCI is selected.
• Added support for multiple NICs (option to ignore certain NICs when multiple NICs detected).
• Added FdNwd288.img Ultimate NwDsk (2.88 image for bootable CDROM).
• Added support for Citrix ICA Client for DOS (see FAQ 47).
• Added option to skip ramdisk when booting NwDsk from a harddisk (see FAQ 46).
• Added utility What1632 to check available PCI Nic drivers (see FAQ 9).
• Added (improved) plug 'n play support for PCI PCMCIA/CardBus cards like Intel PRO/100 CardBusII (see FAQ 9).
• VNCviewer for DOS available (see SFX-images to download FD16VNC.EXE).
• Complete unloading and reloading of 16- and 32-bit Client (thanks to Pavel Novy) without needing to reboot.
  Use this to connect to different trees using different protocols or to debug your SLP configuration by multiple reloading of the Client without rebooting.
• NwDsk can act as a Pure IP Print Server to replace the old IPX-based NPRINTER.EXE (see SFX-images to download FD1632LP.EXE).

 Introduction

The original NwDsk is a professional network boot disk for connecting to Novell NetWare servers. The boot disk can be constructed using Novell's 32-bit client (NLM) or the 16-bit client (VLM) or even both. Choices for protocols (TCPIP or IPX or both), frame types, topology (ethernet, token-ring, fddi), TCPIP-settings, nic driver detection, packet-driver support, connect-information, and more can be made using menus and saved to user-profiles on diskette to prepare for fully automated sessions.
Next to the NetWare core business, there are now also general network boot disks (packet driver based) and Microsoft network boot disks (enhanced and up-to-date versions of Bart's) available under the hood of NwDsk.

Feature list:

• Features 32-bit (NLM) and 16-bit (VLM) NetWare client
• Supports TCP/IP (NLM) and IPX/SPX (NLM & VLM) protocol (even simultaneously)
• Supports 32-bit ODI Nic drivers (NLM) and 16-bit ODI Nic drivers (NLM & VLM)
• PCI Nic auto-detection (uses pré-saved list to speed up detection)
• ISA Nic auto-selection (selects single ISA Nic upon PCI Nic auto-detection failure)
• Multiple Nic detection support (option to exclude certain Nics)
• Supports multiple Frame types (including SLOT auto-detection with 32-bit ODI drivers)
• Autodetects Ethernet, Token-Ring (LSB/MSB/SROUTE), FDDI (SROUTE) topologies
• TCP/IP and SLP fully configurable by dialogs (SLP-diagnostics by SlpInfo.bat)
• Client fully unloadable and reloadable without rebooting (both 16- and 32-bit client)
• Packet Driver support on IPX (VLM & NLM) available (Wattcp, Ghost Multicast)
• Supports USB (facilitating imaging to/from your USB pen-drive/flash-drive)
• IP LPD print server module available (NDPS aware NPRINTER alternative)
• Minimum hardware requirements: 386, 16 MB Ram, Nic, 1.44 MB floppy drive
• Can be made to boot (without user intervention) from a bootable CDROM
• Fully automated by (timed) dialog boxes, choices can be saved to profiles on diskette
• All dialog boxes can be hidden from end-user
• Modular design (add/drop components as you wish)
• Very easy driver plugin support (user can build and add own driver modules)
• IP-address and/or MAC-address are captured into ENV-vars (IPADDR, MACADDR)
• Also in 8-char format (IPADDR8, MACADDR8) for conditional (short-name) mappings
• User can add NetWare login-scripts and/or batch-files which autorun after login
• Already-run detection available (NwDsk will not run twice in a row on same PC)
• User may allow/deny login per MAC/IP-address (in exception to the rule above)
• Integrity check available (immediate abort when diskette has been compromised)
• Scroll back console screens (press SCROLL-LOCK and ARROWS to scroll the screen)
• Supporting >64MB memory (Himem)
• UDMA IDE hard disk support (FreeDOS)
• Can also be used to boot from hard disk (skipping ramdrive)
• Fits on one diskette inluding Nic drivers and various add-ons
• Default diskette supports: Mouse, Cdrom, Ntfs-readonly, int.-Keyboard, NC-clone, ...
• Extra available modules: Linux-EXT2, Long File Name, FdAPM (suspends CPU), ...
• FreeDOS supported and included (much lighter & faster, but less compatible: try it!)
• OpenDOS (DrDOS) supported and included
• Absolutely free!

When PXE and WinPE (see NwDskPe) are not an option an NwDsk diskette can be used for connecting a PC to a NetWare server for performing image operations (Ghost from Symantec, Deploy Center from PowerQuest, Drive Snapshot from Tom Ehlert, Image for DOS from TeraByte) like saving an image of your PC to the server for backup or loading a new image from the server on your PC. It might serve as the starting point for launching a preconfigured Unattended installation of your client Operating System (OS) like XP or W2K from the NetWare server. Also for server to server imaging (Storage Manager from Portlock) an NwDsk boot diskette can be usefull. Be sure to check FAQ 43 when using NwDsk with imaging software.

NwDsk is based on Bart's very fine piece of work: Modular Boot Disk. The modules included here in the NwDsk package that are provided by Bart (with his permission) are modified for use with NwDsk. Before version 2.30 the modules by Bart were unaltered and building an NwDsk diskette needed 2 runs (one extra finalize '/!' run). Starting with 2.30 this is not needed anymore since the modules are adjusted for use by NwDsk. However when you add modules directly from Bart's site you still need that extra run with NwDsk.bat to ensure proper working with NwDsk (see FAQ 40).

 Download NwDsk package

Download the most recent version of the NwDsk Package here (see below table for alternative download). With this full package you can create your own NwDsk diskette using FreeDOS (distributed under GNU GPL), OpenDOS (distributed under License, enhanced by Udo Kuhnt), or MsDOS (check if you are properly licensed for MsDOS first). All nic drivers and modules presented on this page are included in the package. Mind that all info on this site reflects the latest version of NwDsk and that the older versions presented here are for reference only.

Package	MB	Info	History	Updated
Current version (click on history for full change log):
NwDsk340.exe	7.74	many many updates ...	3.40	sep 3, 2006
Previous versions:
NwDsk335.exe	7.24	updated XUDMA/XCDROM, fixed MSNET, fixed CDROM, ...	3.35	feb 3, 2006
NwDsk334.exe	7.23	updated kernel, UDMA, EMM386, SHSUCDX, drivers, ...	3.34	jan 11, 2006
NwDsk333.exe	7.25	updated kernel (MS-server fixed), UDMA, DOSLFN, ...	3.33	nov 28, 2005
NwDsk331.exe	7.21	... major update ...	3.31	nov 17, 2005
NwDsk322.exe	4.91	updated Kernel, UDMA2, prepared JNOS support, ...	3.22	jan 16, 2005
NwDsk321.exe	4.70	updated Kernel, HIMEM, UMBPCI, UDMA, USBASPI, ...	3.21	jan 06, 2005
NwDsk319.exe	4.70	updated Kernel, UMBPCI, CDROM, UDMA, ...	3.19	dec 11, 2004
NwDsk317.exe	4.40	fixed freeCOM (heap corruption), fixed ASPIUSB, ...	3.17	oct 29, 2004
NwDsk316.exe	4.40	simplified Config.sys, fixed dos=high, special MsDOS7	3.16	oct 14, 2004
NwDsk315.exe	4.06	various optimizations, USB support improved, Arachne	3.15	sep 10, 2004
NwDsk313.exe	4.05	USB support improved, Arachne support, fixes	3.13	aug 22, 2004
NwDsk312.exe	4.04	USB support improved, fixes	3.12	aug 17, 2004
NwDsk311.exe	4.04	USB support, Ghost/Citrix-DPMI fixed, driver updates	3.11	aug 12, 2004
NwDsk302.exe	4.04	fixed some compatibility issues	3.02	may 13, 2004
NwDsk301.exe	4.04	renewed memory management (Himem/Emm386)	3.01	apr 30, 2004
NwDsk258.exe	4.05	added support for multiple NICs (choose which to use)	2.58	apr 4, 2004
NwDsk257.exe	4.03	fixed defective bootsector writing	2.57	apr 1, 2004
NwDsk256.exe	4.02	fixed building bootable MsDOS 6.22 diskettes (at last)	2.56	mar 24, 2004
NwDsk255.exe	3.99	fixed truncated driver list, added SROUTE support, fixes	2.55	mar 23, 2004
NwDsk253.exe	3.80	64+ MB support, better VMware support, fixes	2.53	feb 12, 2004
NwDsk251.exe	3.79	FAT32 for OpenDOS, skip ramdisk, many updated drivers	2.51	jan 13, 2004
NwDsk250.exe	3.52	fixed W2K/XP setup, fixed NIOS '1 byte', added UDMA	2.50	dec 10, 2003
NwDsk243.exe	3.47	fixed XP endless loop, FreeDOS-AMD support, updates	2.43	oct 23, 2003
NwDsk242.exe	3.44	plug 'n play PCI PCMCIA/CardBus support, updates	2.42	sep 14, 2003
NwDsk240.exe	3.39	unloading/reloading Client, many updates	2.40	aug 12, 2003
NwDsk232.exe	3.22	maintenance, re-established MsNet compatibility	2.32	jun 25, 2003
NwDsk231.exe	3.11	all settings (except Profile-specific) in Global.set	2.31	jun 19, 2003
NwDsk230.exe	3.11	dropped finalize run '/!', some adjustments	2.30	jun 15, 2003
NwDsk216.exe	3.13	unloading Client upon error, fixes	2.16	jun 6, 2003
NwDsk215.exe	3.12	fixed 2 wrong SLP parameters, added util SLPINFO.BAT	2.15	jun 3, 2003
NwDsk214.exe	3.12	SLP configuration menu added (IP / SRVLOC), fixes	2.14	jun 1, 2003
NwDsk212.exe	2.81	fixes, option not to run twice on same PC	2.12	may 16, 2003
NwDsk210.exe	2.81	more Nics, fixes, prevent looping reboots, integrity check	2.10	may 12, 2003
NwDsk205.exe	2.47	resolved weird W95/W98 bug in setup-routine NwDsk.bat	2.05	may 2, 2003
NwDsk203.exe	2.47	cleaned setup-routine NwDsk.bat technical and visual	2.03	apr 28, 2003
NwDsk201.exe	2.47	fixed 'varset not found' error in NwDsk.bat ('/!')	2.01	apr 24, 2003
NwDsk200.exe	2.47	major update, revised menus, many fixes since 1.x	2.00	apr 24, 2003
Vintage versions:
For older versions please check history or browse by ftp		NwLan fixes, reorganized, OpenDOS support	1.50	apr 10, 2003
		many utilities updated, minor fixes	1.42	mar 5, 2003
		fixed some NwDsk.bat (setup-routine) errors	1.41	feb 20, 2003
		adjusted to MsNet 2.7, using ModBoot 2.6 + Utils 1.8	1.40	nov 21, 2002
		using ModBoot 2.4	1.30	aug 27, 2002
		adjusted to MsNet 2.5e, using ModBoot 2.3b + Utils 1.7	1.22	jul 14, 2002
		using ModBoot 2.3 + Utils 1.6	1.21	jul 7, 2002
		1st public release	1.20	jun 19, 2002
		adjusted to MsNet 2.5d, using ModBoot 2.2 + Utils 1.5	1.14	jun 6, 2002
		private beta (tested by Bart Lagerweij)	1.10	may 7, 2002
		initial release (for internal use only)	1.00	april 30, 2002

Browse all download locations: All Downloads.

 Download ready-to-run NwDsk images

Upon request here are a couple of self extracting images of 1440 KB and 1680 KB (DMF) bootable diskettes (SFX-images) with various DOS versions (FreeDOS/MsDOS/OpenDOS) of NwDsk installed (see below table for alternative download). Use this when you quickly want to test NwDsk. Download the full package when you need additional modules and/or drivers or when you want to create the disk yourself. As a reference you will find the batch-file used to create the image under the column 'Script'. The changes made with respect to the default NwDsk are also documented here.

Download an SFX-image, put a blank diskette in A:, run the SFX-image (SFX needs W9X/NT/W2K/XP to extract itself) to transfer the image to the diskette (or check below this table for alternatives with '*.img'-images), boot your PC, fill in your network specific information on the dialogs, and logon ...

Image	Info	Os	NwDsk	Updated	KB	Drivers	Script
NetWare
	NetWare Client Images:
fd32e.exe (img) (! recommended !)	32-bit Client Ethernet NwDsk	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	20+	fd32e.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet, IP/IPX, CDROM/VC, USB support, TinyHost, ...
fd32e14.exe (img) (fd32e on 1440)	As Fd32e with less drivers fitting 1440 KB	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2005	1440	10+	fd32e14.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet, IP/IPX, CDROM/VC, USB support, TinyHost, ...
fd32e0.exe (img) (clean IP)	Barebone 32-bit Client IP Ethernet NwDsk	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	40+	fd32e0.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet IP only, no extras except LBACACHE
dr32e.exe (img) (default DrDos)	32-bit Client Ethernet NwDsk	OpenDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1440	10+	dr32e.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet, IP/IPX, pkt driver, TinyHost, CDROM/VC ...
d6x32e.exe (img) (! need license *)	32-bit Client Ethernet NwDsk	MsDOS 6	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1440	10+	d6x32e.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet, IP/IPX, pkt driver, TonyHost, NTFS/CDROM/VC, no FAT32, LPD Print Server, Ping, ...
d7x32e.exe (img) (! need license *)	Barebone 32-bit Client Ethernet NwDsk	MsDOS 7	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	10+	d7x32e.bat
	Client 32 Ethernet, IP/IPX, pkt driver, TinyHost, USB, NTFS, LFN, CDROM, (special IO.SYS)
fd16.exe (img) (VLM IPX)	16-bit Client NwDsk	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1440	40+	fd16.bat
	Client 16 (IPX), pkt driver, USB/CDROM/VC/LFN/, LPD Print Server, Ping, ...
fdnwd288.img (2880 for CDROM)	32-bit Client Ultimate NwDsk	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	50+	fdnwd288.bat
	Ether/Token/Fddi, IP/IPX, USB/LFN/CDROM/VC/NTFS/LINUX, Aefdisk/Partman, LPD Print, TinyHost
Packet Driver
	Packet Driver Applications (HTTP/FTP/SMTP/Print Server, Remote Control, Browser/Email):
fd1632lp.exe (img) (IP Print Server)	NwDsk-LPD: IP Print Server on VLM/NLM	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	40+	fd1632lp.bat
	LPD Print server (see FAQ 39), Partial Client 16/32 (IPX), ODI16/32-drivers, pkt driver, USB/CDROM, ...
fd16vnc.exe (img) (VNCviewer)	NwDsk-VNC: VNCviewer on VLM-pktdrv	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1440	40+	fd16vnc.bat
	DOS VNC viewer, LPD Print Server, Partial Client 16 (IPX), pkt driver, VC, Ping, ...
fd32rdp.exe (img) (Terminal Services)	NwDsk-RDP: RDP Client on NLM-pktdrv	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	40+	fd32rdp.bat
	RDP Client (Terminal Services Client), LPD Print Server, Partial Client 32 (IPX), pkt driver, USB, Ping, ...
fd16rc.exe (img) (VNC/RDP-viewer)	NwDsk-RC: Remote Control on pktdrv	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	40+	fd16rc.bat
	DOS VNC viewer, RDP Client (Terminal Services Client), LPD Print Server, pkt driver, USB, CDROM, Ping
fd16ara.exe (img) (Arachne)	NwDsk-Arachne: Arachne Browser on pkt	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	20+	fd16ara.bat
	Arachne DOS Browser/Email, Partial Client 16 (IPX), pkt driver, LPD Print Server, Ping
fd288ara.img (2880 for CDROM)	NwDsk-Arachne: Arachne Browser on pkt	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	40+	fd288ara.bat
	Arachne DOS Browser/Email, Partial Client 16 (IPX), pkt driver, LPD Print Server, Ping
fdjnos.exe (img) (TCP-suite)	NwDsk-JNOS: HTTP/FTP/SMTP/...-server	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	20+	fdjnos.bat
	KA9Q NOS derative JNOS2: TCP-suite on pkt driver, HTTP/FTP/SMTP/Telnet-server, POP/FTP/Telnet-client
fdubcd.img (2880) (UBCD FreeDOS)	NwDsk-UBCD general Boot Disk (FD)	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	40+	fdubcd.bat
	For UBCD (CDROM): Pkt driver, 40 drivers, USB/LFN/CDROM/VC/NTFS/LPD, UBCD menu, AutoVir
drubcd.img (2880) (UBCD OpenDOS)	NwDsk-UBCD general Boot Disk (DR)	OpenDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	40+	drubcd.bat
	For UBCD (CDROM): Pkt driver, 40 drivers, USB/LFN/CDROM/VC/NTFS/LPD, UBCD menu, AutoVir
msubcd.img (2880) (UBCD MsDOS) *	NwDsk-UBCD general Boot Disk (D7)	MsDOS 7	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	40+	msubcd.bat
	For UBCD (CDROM): Pkt driver, 40 drivers, USB/LFN/CDROM/VC/NTFS/LPD, UBCD menu, AutoVir
lzubcd.img (2880) (UBCD Lz4DOS)	NwDsk-UBCD general Boot Disk (LZ)	Lz4DOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	2880	40+	lzubcd.bat
	For UBCD (CDROM): Pkt driver, 40 drivers, USB/LFN/CDROM/VC/NTFS/LPD, UBCD menu, AutoVir
Microsoft
	Microsoft DOS Client (and Server):
fdmsrrc.exe (img) (Bart's MS Disk FD)	Bart's Network Boot Disk à la NwDsk (FD)	FreeDOS	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	50+	fdmsrrc.bat
	Microsoft Client, MS-Client AND MS-Server (!), USB/CDROM/NTFS/LPD, Remote Recover, updated drivers
d7msrrc.exe (img) * (Bart's MS Disk D7)	Bart's Network Boot Disk à la NwDsk (D7)	MsDOS 7	3.40	sep 3, 2006	1680	50+	d7msrrc.bat
	Microsoft Client, MS-Client AND MS-Server (!), CDROM, Remote Recover, updated drivers

Browse all download locations: All Downloads (and check out the dir 'beta' for some extra modules).

For writing the 'raw' image files ('*.img') use an utility like FdImage for DOS or RawWriteWin for Windows. This might not work with the DMF-format (1680 KB). There is shareware on the market able to do that, but if someone knows freeware capable of transfering these extended 'raw' images, please let me know.

* When interested in using the MsDOS versions make sure you possess a proper LICENSE from Microsoft to use MsDOS 6.22 and/or Windows 98 second edition before you download and use these SFXs. The MsDOS 6.22 files are obtained from dos622.exe at SvrCops disk images, and the special MsDOS 7.10 files from wengier.

 Auto-create the boot disk from NwDsk package

Auto-create by NwDsk.bat will work on any Windows version starting with Win95. DOS flavours included are FreeDOS, OpenDOS, MsDOS 6.22, and MsDOS 7.10. When interested in using the MsDOS versions make sure you possess a proper LICENSE from Microsoft to use these MsDOS editions before you create your NwDsk boot disk.

1. Install the NwDsk package
   • First download the latest version of NwDsk
   • Launch the SFX NwDsk???.exe (it will install in dir '.\Nwdsk' on the default drive)
   • On W9x it is preferred to install it on 'C:' (to be able to run 'Sys A:')
   • Change dir to where you installed NwDsk (say 'C:\Nwdsk')
   
   
2. Create the default NwDsk Boot Diskette (see FAQ 3 which to choose)
   • Building directly on diskette:
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: Dos\Dos622' (MsDOS 6.22; or 'NwDsk.bat A: /6')
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: Dos\W98se' (W98se; or 'NwDsk.bat A: /7'; or 'NwDsk.bat A:' on W9x)
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: Dos\Freedos' (FreeDOS; or 'NwDsk.bat A: /8' or 'NwDsk.bat A: /@')
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: Dos\Opendos' (OpenDOS; or 'NwDsk.bat A: /9')
   • Or building first to dir, then transfer to diskette
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat d6nwd Dos\Dos622' and 'Mkdos622.bat A: d6nwd'
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat d7nwd Dos\W98se' and 'MkW98se.bat A: d7nwd'
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat fdnwd Dos\Freedos' and 'MkFdos.bat A: fdnwd'
     • Run 'NwDsk.bat drnwd Dos\Opendos' and 'MkOpndos.bat A: drnwd'
   
   
3. (optional) Add/remove Cabs
   • Add extra modules from 'C:\Nwdsk\Cabs' (see Cab listing)
   
   
4. (optional) Add/remove the Nic Cabs to fit your needs
   • Look in the setup-dir 'C:\Nwdsk\Cabs\Odi32' for extra 32-bit ODI drivers
     Add them to 'A:\Lib\Odi32' (or remove unneeded nic-drivers)
   • Look in the setup-dir 'C:\Nwdsk\Cabs\Odi16' for extra 16-bit ODI drivers
     Add them to 'A:\Lib\Odi16' (or remove unneeded nic-drivers)
   
   
5. (optional since version 2.30) Finalize the NwDsk Boot Diskette
   • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: /!'
     Starting with version 2.30 this second run is not necessary anymore.
   • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: /! /#' if you also want to optimize on space by joining cabs (gain: 20 to 70 KB).
   • Run 'NwDsk.bat A: /!!' if you only want to squeeze the last bytes out of the driver cabs.

Your NwDsk is ready. Try it!

This default NwDsk contains (see also this Cab listing):

• full NetWare 32-bit Ethernet client (IPX + IP, 16/32-bit driver support)
• 32-bit client Token-ring and FDDI support (not included on MsDOS 7.x and OpenDOS)
• packet driver support (optional)
• 11 drivers (32-bit: FETNWSC, GETNWSC, SMCPWR2, RTGBSRV, RTSSRV, SIS900, PCNTNW; 16-bit: E1000ODI, E100BODI, B57, YUKODI)
• ramdrive
• atapi CDROM support
• cache (smartdrv, lbacache or nwcache)
• mouse support
• menu
• help
• command-line history (intrinsic or by Doskey)
• non-US (437) keyboard support
• Volkov Commander (full NC-clone) (not included on MsDOS 7.x)
• NTFS-readonly support (optional)
• FdAPM (for regulating CPU temperature and VMware support)
• intrinsic FAT32 read/write support (unless you used MsDOS 6.x)
• file-editor, memory lister (mem)
• scrollable console screen (press Scroll-Lock, navigate with arrows)
• xcopy, attrib, deltree (not included on MsDOS 7.x)

Some additional remarks on the building process:

• Building to a directory instead of 'A:'
  For the 'A:' in the examples above you can also substitute a directory on your harddisk (say 'C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk'. This way the creation of the disk will run much faster. Afterwards you can copy everything and make the diskette bootable by running 'MkW98se.bat A: C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk' (MsDOS) or 'MkFdos.bat A: C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk' (FreeDOS) from 'C:\NwDsk'. When you omit the dir ('C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk') running those batchfiles will only rewrite the bootsector (no copying).
  As an example, to make a FreeDOS NwDsk:
  • Run: 'NwDsk.bat C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk /@' (create disk)
  • Run: 'MkFdos.bat A: C:\NwDsk\MyNwDisk' (write to diskette)
  
  
• About the finalize (or optimze) parameter '/!' (optional)
  This '/!' performs a lot of optimizations in code (FreeDOS, OpenDOS) but also space. It will upgrade a couple of utilities and run a lot of .SED scripts (see in 'C:\Nwdsk\Bin' for these scripts). Mind that starting with version 2.30 all this already has been applied to the modules that are delivered with the full package and the SFX-images. Here is some more info:
  • press 'air' out .BAT (remove traling spaces, rem-lines, etc.)
  • ensure FreeDOS and OpenDOS compatibility (some workarounds need to be applied)
  • fix a couple of small errors
  • add debug-option
  • insert INIFILE and swap code with INI (smaller)
  • maximize compression for all EXE/COM/SYS that are not in a CAB
  • decompress all EXE/COM that are in a CAB (CabArc compresses better)
  • add autosave-code (no asking any more if diskette is writable)
  • join all .CAB in each subdir to gain extra space (by adding '/#')
  
  These optimizations can also be run on original modules from Bart like MsNet. In fact, whenever you want to include original modules (CABs) from Bart you will need to perform this finalize-run on your disk after adding the extra modules.

 Manually create the boot disk

First of all: you need to start with a proper NwDsk boot disk since you need the proper AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS and the complete A:\BIN directory. Apart from that you can just copy modules (CABs) in or out to build the disk you need.
As a reference here is a listing of all modules included in the NwDsk setup-dir after installing the NwDsk package to your hard disk, and their location on diskette after building the default NwDsk.

Cab	KB	Info	DOS 6.22	DOS 7.xx	FreeDOS	OpenDOS
Location on NwDsk setup-dir Nwdsk\			Location on Default NwDsk diskette A:\
Cabs\Nwlan	20	NetWare Client loader routine	Level3\	Level3\	Level3\	Level3\
32-bit Client (NLM):
Cabs\Nwodi32	121	NLM loader (NIOS)	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw32clnt	242	Client32 and Trannta	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nwtcp32	94	TCPIP	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nwslp32	36	SLP (optional with TCPIP)	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nwipx32	47	IPX	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw1632	22	16-bit ODI	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw3232	30	32-bit ODI	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw3232e	8	32-bit ODI Ethernet	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw3232t	9	32-bit ODI Token-Ring	Lib\		Lib\
Cabs\Nw3232f	8	32-bit ODI FDDI	Lib\		Lib\
Cabs\Nwpkt	2	Packet Driver (OdiPkt)	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw32pkt	5	32-bit ODI Packet Driver (Pkt)	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw32pkte	9	32-bit ODI Ethernet Pkt	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Nw32pktt	9	32-bit ODI Token-Ring Pkt	Lib\		Lib\
Cabs\Nw32pktf	9	32-bit ODI FDDI Pkt	Lib\		Lib\
Cabs\Sroute	5	Sroute for Token-Ring/FDDI
16-bit Client (VLM):
Cabs\Nwodi16	75	VLM loader
Cabs\Nwipx16	19	IPX
Cabs\Nw1616	10	16-bit ODI
Nic drivers:
Cabs\Odi32\*	?	32-bit ODI
Cabs\Odi16\*	?	16-bit ODI
Utilities (mandatory):
Modboot	4	Core ModBoot routine	Bin\	Bin\	Bin\	Bin\
Cabs\Utils	31	Core Utilities from Bart	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\
Cabs\Utilz	33	Core Utilities from Erwin	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\
Utilities (optional):
Cabs\Menu	1	Menu	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\
Cabs\What1632	3	Nic Driver Lister	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\	Level0\
Cabs\AspiUSB	28	USB support			Level1\
Cabs\Ntfsdos	26	NTFS read-only support	Level0\		Level0\
Cabs\Idle	2	FdAPM (suspend CPU when idle)	Level2\	Level2\	Level2\	Level2\
Cabs\Freedos	23	Utilities (xcopy, attrib, deltree)	Level0\		Level0\	Level0\
Cabs\Cdrom	2	CDROM loader routine	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Atapicd	5	Atapi CDROM driver	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Mscdex	13	MsDOS CDROM loader	Lib\	Lib\
Cabs\Shsucdx	9	FreeDOS CDROM loader			Lib\
Cabs\Nwcdex	20	OpenDOS CDROM loader				Lib\
Cabs\Smartdrv	12	MsDOS Cache	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Lbacache	8	FreeDOS Cache			Level1\
Cabs\Nwcache	21	OpenDOS Cache				Level1\
Cabs\Mouse	5	Mouse driver	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Help	1	Simple Help module	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Keyb	9	International keyboard support	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Aspi	1	ASPI SCSI support
Cabs\Vc	80	Volkov Commander (NC-clone)	Level1\		Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Msdos	5	Doskey (command line history)	Level1\	Level1\
Cabs\Lpprd	48	IP LPD Print Server PPRD
Cabs\Lfn	16	Long File Name support	Level0\	Level1\
Cabs\Ltools	52	Linux EXT2 read/write support
Cabs\Autorun1	1	Calls your A:\Etc\Autorun1.bat
Cabs\Autorun2	1	Calls your A:\Etc\Autorun2.bat
Cabs\Autorun3	1	Calls your A:\Etc\Autorun3.bat

There are some more CABs already prepared but not included with the package. You might put these on your NwDsk diskette in \LEVEL0 (they will be automatically unpacked) or \LIB (you need to unpack them yourself when needed by 'unpack A:\LIB\MYCAB'). The CABs that have an autorun-batchfile on board can be put in \LEVEL1-3 so they will autolaunch.

Cab	KB	Info	AutoRun
Extra Modules for download (not included in package):
Bootutil	44	Partition/Boot utilities: Aefdisk, BootPart
	Enhanced Fdisk, Boot partition repair
Aida	487	Aida 16-bit SysInfo utility	*
	Impressive SysInfo tool for system audits
Pcidevs	155	Craig Hart's PCI devices Info	*
	Including his famous PCIDEVS.TXT list
Nwping	29	NetWare IP Client32 Ping utility
	To test TCPIP of NetWare 32-bit client
Wattcp	30	WATTCP Info and Ping utility
	To test WATTCP TCPIP on packet driver
VNC	167	Vnc Viewer for DOS
	Connect to VNC servers from DOS (see FAQ 44)

Next to this, the root of the diskette contains the OS-system file(s) and command processor, the obvious CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, and a file DISKID.TXT. In A:\BIN\ you will find OS-related memory managers, the CAB-extractor, the Ramdisk program, and some other utilities needed in the initial stages of the booting process.

To recall from Barts pages the ModBoot concept here is a quick reference:

Dir	Purpose
Bin\	ModBoot system area, initiates ModBoot (do not change!)
Etc\	User configuration files, read when necessary
Level0\	Unpack all Cabs, do not run anything, just assure it is available
Level1\	Unpack all Cabs, autorun contents (by autorun.bat)
Level2\	Unpack all Cabs, autorun contents (by autorun.bat)
Level3\	Unpack 1 Cab, autorun contents (ModBoot finishes here)
Lib\	Only unpacked when necessary by some other Module

 Create your own nic driver cab

First, check the list of network drivers if your driver is not already listed.

Second, run what1632.cab on your floppy (included with NwDsk) to detect which driver(s) you may use.

If you want to add a driver not listed, first take a good look at Bart's. An important difference is that we have 2 driver versions with NwDsk: ODI 16-bit (.COM) and ODI 32-bit (.LAN) where Bart has NDIS2 (.DOS). The .TXT file from Bart is dropped, the driver file .DOS is replaced with .COM or .LAN, the configuration file .INI is replaced with .CFG or .LDR (optional), and the Vendor/Device file NDIS.PCI is replaced with ODI16.PCI or ODI32.PCI (ODI16.ISA or ODI32.ISA for ISA).

This table presents the 3 files (or 2: configuration file is optional) you need when you want to build an ODI16 or ODI32 driver .CAB (PCI or ISA). Substitute the driver-name as used with .COM or .LAN for mynic. Click on the files for an example.

mynic.cab		ODI 16-bit	ODI 32-bit	description
mynic driver		mynic.com	mynic.lan	download this driver from the manufacturer website
Vendor/Device ID	PCI	odi16.pci	odi32.pci	put in here the Vendor/Device ID's & descriptions (PCI)
	ISA	odi16.isa	odi32.isa	as above but put "BAD" as Device-ID (ISA or PCMCIA)
mynic configuration		mynic.cfg	mynic.ldr	optional file to specify PORT, SLOT, DUPLEX, etc.

Mind that the description for the nic will always be read from the 'dev=' line (.PCI or .ISA), so you don't need to add extra descriptions for different models on the following lines. Also, since you (should) like to know if you are dealing with an ODI16 or ODI32 driver you should add '16b' or '32b' at the end of the description (see nic-list). The bogus Device-ID 'BAD' with ISA or PCMCIA cards is used to autoselect the ISA or PCMCIA card when autodetection of the PCI-cards fails.

To obtain the PCI Vendor/Device ID of your particular card you can use:

1. Craig's PCI diagnostic software
2. Consult the list found at: http://www.pcidatabase.com/
   Look up the Vendor ID and Device ID
3. Use PCIscan

Now create the driver CAB:

• On your PC where you installed NwDsk, in directory '.\NwDsk\Source\' create a directory called 'mynic'.
  Put your ODI16 or ODI32 fileset into this directory.
  
• Open a command prompt in dir '.\NwDsk\' and run "make mynic".
  You should find your CAB-file in '.\NwDsk\Cabs\' as mynic.cab.

Again, do not forget to substitute your driver name for 'mynic'.

Oh, yeah, please send me a copy of your driver-cab to add to the following list.

List of ODI 32-bit Nic drivers (most or all of them already included with the NwDsk package in dir '.\Cabs\Odi32\'):
(these drivers belong to 'A:\Lib\Odi32')

File	KB	Description	ISA	Ver	Updated	Top
e1000e.cab	47	Intel 8257x PRO/1000 PCI-E Ethernet (060607)		1.1	aug 8, 2006	Eth
	Cab by Ryan Potts
yukonnw.cab	81	Marvell Yukon Gigabit 10/100/1000 8.14.2.3 (060626)		1.3	aug 8, 2006	Eth
	Cab by Georg Nieß, Jason Strickland
b44.cab	14	Broadcom 440X Fast Ethernet (060619)		1.2	aug 8, 2006	Eth
b57.cab	60	Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit BCM570X (060619)		1.6	aug 8, 2006	Eth
	AKA Compaq NC77xx/NC67xx Gigabit (Cab by Gary Baker, Dan Vander Ploeg, Leonhard Kurz)
e1000.cab	44	Intel 8254x PRO/1000 Ethernet (051222)		1.5	may 6, 2006	Eth
	Cab by Nicolas Herrmann, Ryan Potts
rtgesrv.cab	7	Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit 1.08 (060331)		1.2	may 6, 2006	Eth
rtgbsrv.cab	7	Realtek RTL8169/8110 Gigabit Ethernet 1.08 (060320)		1.3	may 6, 2006	Eth
3c2000.cab	68	3com Asus 3C2000/3C940 Gigabit LOM (030604)		1.1	nov 6, 2005	Eth
	Cab by Andrew Buttsworth
sk98nw.cab	81	SysKonnect SK-98xx/95xx/9Exx Gigabit 8.11.2.3 (050314)		1.2	nov 6, 2005	Eth
3c1556.cab	14	3Com 3C1556 MiniPCI 10/100 (020801)		1.0	jun 26, 2005	Eth
fetnwsc.cab	14	VIA Rhine VT610X/VT82XX/VT86C100 (050223)		1.2	jun 26, 2005	Eth
	Cab by Ron Hohneke
ce100b.cab	32	Intel 8255x PRO/100 (050322)		1.5	may 24, 2005	Eth
getnwsc.cab	15	VIA Rhine-GE Gigabit (050223)		1.2	apr 25, 2005	Eth
sis900.cab	14	SiS 900/7016 PCI Adapters 1.15 (020902)		1.2	aug 5, 2004	Eth
pnpsrv.cab	4	Realtek RTL8019 ISA PnP (991013)	*	1.1	feb 26, 2004	Eth
	Cab by Radoslaw Sydor
rlpnpa.cab	6	Compex RL2000(A) ISA PnP (961016)	*	1.0	feb 3, 2004	Eth
	Cab by Radoslaw Sydor
3c99x.cab	40	3Com 3C99X 3XP Processor (030908)		1.1	jan 8, 2004	Eth
3c986.cab	73	3Com 3C986 Gigabit 2.00 (010214)		1.2	jan 8, 2004	Eth
	AKA Alteon Gigabit Ethernet 3C986
ibmtrpo.cab	44	IBM 16/4 Token Ring (991020)		1.1	jan 8, 2004	Tok
	Cab by Tony DiSalvo
fastnic.cab	7	ADMtek AN98X/ADM951X Ethernet (020217)		1.0	jan 8, 2004	Eth
	AKA LinkSys LNE100TX(v5)
ngrpci.cab	8	NetGear FA310TX Fast Ethernet (990212)		1.0	oct 23, 2003	Eth
	Cab by Bradley Jerome
lne100t2.cab	8	LinkSys LNE100TX 2.0 (991202)		1.0	sep 14, 2003	Eth
	Cab by Roger Saffle
dlkrts.cab	6	D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI (001121)		1.0	sep 11, 2003	Eth
	Cab by Roger Saffle
fem556od (16b)	n.a.	3Com Megahertz 10/100 (use 16-bit driver)	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
cbcombo (16b)	n.a.	Intel PRO/100 CardBusII, S Mobile (use 16-bit driver)	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
e3000odi (16b)	n.a.	Kye Genius Lan E3000II (use 16-bit driver)	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
de22x.cab	12	D-Link DE-220 Family Ethernet (970805)	*	1.0	Aug 12, 2003	Eth
rtssrv.cab	6	Realtek RTL8139/810X Family (990128)		1.1	Aug 11, 2003	Eth
skfpnw.cab	42