That was it, Remote Program Load. Simple protocol, ran at the MAC layer
if I recall, and worked. However it had an issue with routers and I
think BOOTP was easier to use with a "helper" on the switch or router to
handle it.
Old stuff. But yes pull that ROM chip or Arcnet card and it should boot
to floppy or HD.
CZ
On 6/22/2023 11:46 PM, Ken Seefried via cctalk wrote:
BOOTP load of a DOS from a Netware or 3Com server.
Could that be RPL? I have a WD800x ethernet card with netboot PROM sold
with a "Netware ready" or some such workstation that it took me a bit to
figure out was looking for an RPL boot server, not BOOTP/TFTP.
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 9:11 PM Chris Zach via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Sitting here paging in old stuff from my brain. I'll bet you have an
ArcNet card, and on the card it has a BIOS bootloader that was designed
to do a BOOTP load of a DOS from a Netware or 3Com server.
Pull the card and it will probably boot normally off the floppy.
CZ
On 6/14/2023 7:16 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
Guys...I just wanted to know if anyone has either an original user/tech
guide or worked with the actual specific machine. Maybe there is a
password reset util disk image floating around specific to the original
PCs
Limited system, or a backdoor password ...that's what I am after...the
original stuff that came with it.
I learned ctrl+alt+ - toggles Turbo/ regular mode, by trial and error.
Bill
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023, 6:36 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
What cards are plugged into the motherboard?
What video do you have connected?
On 3 digit error codes, 4xx was monochrome video problems
Do you get any beeps?
Does it have a dipswitch (SW1)? What are the current settings of it?
With all cards removed, and SW1 (if it has one) switches 5 and 6 off, do
you get beeps?
Do you have any other 5160s available? (consider swapping BIOS ROM)
