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85Creating boot disks with the Ghost Boot Wizard
Multicard templates and the boot disk
For example, Windows may list the card as 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100Mb
TX Ethernet NIC (3C905B-TX). In this case the text in paraenthesis is the actual
model number of the card, which indicates that the Ghost Boot Wizard template
named 3COM 3C90X (which works for all 3C90- cards) is the correct template.
In some cases you may have a choice between an NDIS2 driver and a packet
driver version of the same template. Both templates should work, but you may
find that one gives better performance. Experiment to see which one works
better.
It is possible that there is no existing template in the Ghost Boot Wizard that is
suitable for the network interface card installed in your computer. In this case,
obtain the DOS drivers for the network interface card either from the disk
supplied with the card or from the manufacturer's Web site, and add a new
template to the Ghost Boot Wizard.
See “Adding network drivers to the Ghost Boot Wizard” on page 86.
If you have different network interface cards installed in client computers, then
you may be able to use the multicard template to create a single boot package that
works on each of your computers without modification.
Multicard templates and the boot disk
You can use multicard templates to create a boot disk package containing several
NDIS2 drivers. When the computer starts from the boot disk, a special multicard
driver checks the computer’s hardware to see if any of the NDIS2 drivers can be
used to access the installed network card.
Multicard templates are useful because several makes and models of network
cards are often used in a single LAN. You can create a single boot disk for use with
all of your computers without modification.
Refer to the Software License Agreement for use restrictions.
The Network Interface Card window is available when creating a
Peer-to-Peer
Network Boot D
isk or a Drive Mapping Boot Disk.
To create a multicard template
1 In the Network Interface Card window, click Multicard Template.
2 Click Next.
3 Select the required drivers from the list of NDIS2 drivers.
Select no more than four or five drivers, as space is limited on a floppy disk.
4 Click Next to continue creating the boot disk.