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Q163554: INFO: Determining NIC Parameters for Setup Using Unattend.txt

Article: Q163554
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbOPK kbSBKkbfaq
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When preparing to deploy Windows NT, you should test the network adapter to
determine its functionality. During the testing phase, the network adapter
settings will be determined and documented for use with a Windows NT answer
file. The following information assumes that an installation of Windows NT with
the adapter to be used is available. Just as, in most cases, manually installing
Windows NT requires prior knowledge of the network adapter configuration, the
answer file similarly requires this information for automation.

MORE INFORMATION
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WARNING: Modifications to .inf files incorrectly can cause serious, system- wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from modifications of .inf files
can be solved. Use this method at your own risk.

Determining an adapter's parameters can be accomplished via the Regedt32.exe
utility supplied with Windows NT 4.0. Every installed network adapter has two
keys in:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\

These keys are <ProductName> and <ServiceName>, and they specify the
option name for the card and the instance of the card, respectively.

To find out the values of <ProductName> and <ServiceName>, check the
following registry values on an already installed computer using the same
adapter that you will be using:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCards\1

ProductName: REG_SZ:<adapter_string>
ServiceName: REG_SZ:<adapter_string>

The string assigned to ServiceName is what is needed to locate the parameters for
the instance of the network adapter installed. These parameters can be located
in the registry under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<ServiceName>\Parameters

All non-string values found in the parameters key for the adapter have to
converted from hexadecimal values to decimal values for the unattend file. The
names of the parameters and non-numeric values can be directly translated to the
unattend file.

Examples
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NOTE: A semicolon is used to comment a particular line in Unattend.txt.

  [NetWork]
  InstallAdapters = AdaptersList

  [AdaptersList]
  ; DECETHERWORKSTURBO = DECETHERWORKSTURBOParams
  ; EE16 = EE16Params
  ; J2573A = J2573AParams
  IEEPRO = IEEPROParams

  ;[DECETHERWORKSTURBOParams]
  ;InterruptNumber = 5
  ;IOBaseAddress = 768
  ;MemoryMappedBaseAddress = 851968
  ;BusType = 1
  ;BusNumber = 0

  ;[EE16Params]
  ;BusType = 1
  ;Transceiver = 3
  ;BusNumber = 0
  ;IoChannelReady = 2
  ;IoBaseAddress = 784
  ;InterruptNumber = 10

  ;[J2573AParams]
  ;BusNumber = 0
  ;BusType = 1
  ;AdapterType = 0
  ;BusType = 5
  ;MediaType = 1
  ;IoBaseAddress = 768
  ;InterruptNumber = 5

  [IEEPROParams]
  BusNumber = 0
  BustType = 1
  AdapterType = 0
  BusType = 5
  MediaType = 0
  IoBaseAddress = 768
  InterruptNumber = 5

For more information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q155197 Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File

  Q143134 Oemsetup.inf Modifications for Automated Windows NT Setup

  Q155099 Creating Network Component .inf File for Unattended Setup

  Q156876 Using UDF Files with Windows NT 4.0 Unattended Setup

Additional query words: 4.00 Unattended Setup Install

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK kbfaq
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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