DOS systemname help!

[funkymatt]

I have a PXE server and currently use a menu to choose which image I want to boot. Each image only differs in the system.ini file under the a:\net\ directory. Is there a way to change this ini file to assign a computer name based on time or ip? This way, I can boot from one image.

 

[Allanv]

You should be able to edit this ini file and tell it not to ask.

Can you post the content of the ini file to look at please? Its been a long time since I used a floppy boot disk.

 

[funkymatt]

Thanks for the response Allan,

I do not specify a computername, I'm still only able to boot one machine without getting a duplicate name on the network error.

Here is a dump of the system.ini file in the net directory.

[network]
sizworkbuf=1498
filesharing=no
printsharing=no
autologon=no
computername=test
lanroot=A:\NET
username=
workgroup=SC
reconnect=0
dospophotkey=N
lmlogon=0
logondomain=SC
preferredredir=FULL
autostart=FULL
maxconnections=8

[network drivers]
netcard=e100b.dos
transport=ndishlp.sys,tcpdrv.dos,nemm.dos
devdir=A:\NET
LoadRMDrivers=yes

[386enh]
TimerCriticalSection=5000
UniqueDosPSP=TRUE
PSPIncrement=2


[Password Lists]
*Shares=A:\NET\Share000.PWL
FW_VAL=A:\NET\FW_VA000.PWL

 

[Allanv]

To assist me:

Are you booting images onto thin client hardware? Or is this for imaging Pc's? Or booting hard drive less Computers?

 

[funkymatt]

essentially booting systems with one drive attached, but used for testing. No resident OS. We were using floppy disks to boot, but PXE takes about 1/8 the time.

 

[Allanv]

Well i have checked all our PXE stuff and not one mentions a computer name. Have you tried to remove the name and boot and what PXE software are you using?

 

[funkymatt]

I'm running my PXE server from a fedora 8 box. When I boot the same image with no computername specified, i get the same duplicate workstation on the network error.