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    NetworkBootdisk and Menu

    will create network bootdisk to load support for mutliple Network card adapters. What I want is the ability to create a menu, choice to map to different network shares. example of menu:
    1. connect to X server
    2. connect to Y server
    3. connect to Z server

    How can I implement a menu selection after initializing network card adapter?

    Your help is appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ntbluez
    will create network bootdisk to load support for mutliple Network card adapters. What I want is the ability to create a menu, choice to map to different network shares. example of menu:
    1. connect to X server
    2. connect to Y server
    3. connect to Z server

    How can I implement a menu selection after initializing network card adapter?

    Your help is appreciated.
    all the help you need here
    http://www.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html

    I used this site to create my really cool ghost boot disk . . . that is still in progress. just follow the instructions and make sure choice.com is on the floppy disk too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kato2274
    all the help you need here
    http://www.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html

    I used this site to create my really cool ghost boot disk . . . that is still in progress. just follow the instructions and make sure choice.com is on the floppy disk too.
    When you get that done I would like a howto or a copy (yes I do have my own copy of ghost)

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    I did this then turned it into a bootable cd. We are using two networks cards and pro 100 intel card and a 3com card


    heres my code

    make a bootable floppy

    here is my autoexec.bat
    Code:
     path=G:\netpro;G:\net3com;G:\pwl;G:\;G:\util
     
     A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /L:g
     
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100" G:\pro100.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Com" G:\3com.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100old" G:\pro100ol.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Comold" G:\3comold.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100usb" G:\pro100u.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Comusb" G:\3comusb.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="nc3com" G:\nc3com.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="ncpro100" G:\ncpro100.bat
     IF "%CONFIG%"=="vscan" G:\av.bat
    here is the config.sys
    Code:
     [Menu] 
     MenuItem=Pro100, Ghost Disk Intel Pro100
     MenuItem=3Com, Ghost Disk 3Com
     SubMenu=old, Old Ghost Boot Disks...
     MenuItem=Pro100usb, Pro100 with USB Support
     MenuItem=3Comusb, 3Com with USB Support
     MenuItem=ncpro100, Norton Commander with Pro100 Drivers and USB
     MenuItem=nc3com, Norton Commander with 3Com Drivers and USB
     MenuItem=vscan, McAfee Dos Vrius Scanner
     MenuItem=none, Boot into DOS
     MenuColor=7,1
     MenuDefault=Pro100,20 
     
     [Common]
     DEVICE=A:\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000
     files=30
     device=A:\ifshlp.sys
     lastdrive=z
     DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
     DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
     DOS=HIGH,UMB
      
     [old] 
     MenuItem=Pro100old, Ghost Disk Intel Pro100 (OLD)
     MenuItem=3Comold, Ghost Disk 3Com (OLD)
     MenuColor=7,1
     MenuDefault=Pro100old,20 
     
     [Pro100] 
     [3Com] 
     [Pro100old] 
     [3Comold] 
     [Pro100usb] 
     [3Comusb] 
     [ncpro100] 
     [nc3com] 
     [vscan]
     [none]
    in the bat files off the cd, once the cd is loaded on drive g:

    depending on what menu selection you choose it will laod another batch file here is intelold.bat

    Code:
     path=G:\intelold;G:\pwl
     G:\intelold\net initialize
     G:\intelold\nwlink
     G:\intelold\net start
     echo Drive V: \\riverside\public$
     net use v: \\riverside\public$
     echo Drive X: \\riverside\images$
     net use x: \\riverside\images$
     echo Drive Z: \\riverside\programs$
     net use z: \\riverside\programs$
     x:
     echo.
     echo Setup Mouse Driver for PS/2
     Mouse
     g:\RUNMENU.EXE g:\COUNTY.MEN /LARGESTACK
    pretty much it, hope this helps, if you need help with the net setup just post

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    ghost disk is almost done

    1st menu offers choice of CD or HD imaging
    then the following menus offer backup and restore options.

    the ghost drive is determined to be the last fat or fat32 partition before the ramdrive.
    example of dos scipting if %ramd% == d set gdrive=c

    the cdrom is setup pretty much the same way just goes one letter past the ramdrive
    so when I issue the ghost command, the src and dst options are set to variables.
    example: ghost -clone,mode=pload,src=%gdrive%:\bakup.gho,dst=1:1

    all ghosting is completely automated with command line switches. I'll winimage it and post a link tonight if I get a chance.
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