> hello, > I want to use ntool to redirect output of dhcp to wattcp.cfg. > I am confused by the -g command line option. what does <str> mean? > does anyone know what I would enter, using ntool to redirect output of dhcp > to wattcp.cfh?
The short answer is: NTOOL -g " " > WATTCP.CFG Use one (or more) space characters enclosed in a pair of quotatation marks for <str>. This would give you something like: MY_IP=192.168.1.1 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 GATEWAY=192.168.1.254 NAMESERVER=192.76.23.54 which is exactly what you need as a (minimal) WATTCP.CFG file. If you need a more sohisticated WATTCP.CFG set-up, you could write a second file (say WATTCP0.CFG), that holds all those entries not provided by NTOOL. e.g. like this: TXBUFSIZE=8196 RXBUFSIZE=8196 PRINTER1NAME=LPT1 you would then add some lines like the following ones to your start-up batch file: NTOOL -g " " > WATTCP.CFG TYPE WATTCP0.CFG >> WATTCP.CFG please observe the double chevrons in the second line, they cause the content of the second file to be appended to the first one. Otherwise you would just clobber it. Now, what is the purpose of <str> at all? The long answer is: It gives you more flexibility. If it is anything but a string that consists only of blanks, then <str> will be prepended to each line of NTOOL's output. If you try e.g. NTOOL -g "SET " (mind the space between the "T" and the closing quotation mark) then you would get something like this: SET MY_IP=192.168.1.1 SET NETMASK=255.255.255.0 SET GATEWAY=192.168.1.254 SET NAMESERVER=192.76.23.54 re-directing this into a batch file and then calling that (secondary) batchfile from the primary one like this: NTOOL -g "SET " > SETPARM.BAT @CALL SETPARM.BAT will cause environment variables to be set with the respective values. These variables can then be further processed (used) in many ways. Or you try NTOOL -g "ECHO " > IPCONFIG.BAT which would mimic the IPCONFIG commmand known from other TCP/IP implementations. The reason for the somewhat confusing character of <str> is that the routine within NTOOL that parses the command line only supports command line switches (like -g) that have either allways an argument or never. Optional arguments are not supported. Therefore the "dummy" string is required, even if you actually don't want to prepend anything. But i think, this is just an inconvenience, not a real problem. BTW, do you know the meaning of the acronym RTFM? :-) ___________________________________________________________ Schon gehört? WEB.DE hat einen genialen Phishing-Filter in die Toolbar eingebaut! http://produkte.web.de/go/toolbar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
