Net Start

[grandslammer]

Hi!

When I boot, Net Start runs from autoexec.bat. I'm running win98 with an nic and cable modem. Do I need this to load? I've tried accessing the 'net both with and without this loading. Do I get some kind of improvement, or is this just extra baggage?

Also, can anyone tell me what weak write ordering is?

Thanks for all input,

Mike P.

[fredybc]

Hey, it's look like u update from win3.1.
Gimme more details, pls

[fredybc]

Hey, it's look like u update from win3.1.
Gimme more details, pls

[fredybc]

Hey, it's look like u update from win3.1. I don't think u need it on win97 or win98
Gimme more details, pls

[grandslammer]

nope, no update here...

when i boot, netstart loads from line in autoexec. I'm just wondering if this is excess baggage... i run win 98 and use a nic and cable modem. i can access the 'net with it loaded, or without...

when it loads, next line says command completed successfully...

so, there it is

thanks

Mike P.

[socalgal]

Generally, you need nothing in your Autoexec.bat - but, could this be something concerning your cable modem?

It's not on my system (Win98, nic and 56k here) and I couldn't find anything doing a search. Maybe contacting your cable modem service before trying to remove it would be an idea.

[drojman]

I don't have this program on my machine, but our computer at work is on a network and It doesn't have it. In windows 98 you can go to the system Information tool, go to tools, and pick system configuration utility and safely turn things on or off in that file with check boxes, it makes booting faster because it doesn't have to load the rem lines. If you don't see any difference , maybe it is so that your cable modem will run when you boot to dos for dos apps?
If you figure out what it is, you can just go back in and recheck the box!
Nice utility (sys config), I think.

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[grandslammer]

Well... Now I run, and all is well, but it's been remmed out by win... Imiagine that! But, like I said earlier, it runs the same, same speed of access, same speed of downloads, now that it's remmed.

Oh well, thinking about just removing the line in autoexec just to save the third of a second it takes to fly over it...

Thanks for the input everyone!

Mike P.

[Mbarb]

I think the net start files are to allow you to connect to the network in DOS mode or maybe even windows safe mode w/ network support..

Matt

[BBA]

I don't know about Net Start, but the Novell client install runs a line in Autoexec.bat to execute a batch file in the nwclient directory called STARTNET.BAT. It contains all the related network connection and log in commands that would have been otherwise needed in AUTOEXEC.BAT

?????

BBA

[BBA]

DP

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[BBA]

TP

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[BBA]

Woo Hoo!!

I just learned something!!!

Net Start is a command that can be used to either locally or remotely start services!

Net is the command, Start is the action for it to take. For example, If I was to connect to a computer across a network, and I wanted PC Anywhere to start on that PC, I could type "Net Start c:\progra~1\PcAnywhere32\pcanywhere.exe" and it would start it on the remote machine so I could see the desktop.

There are many other actions it works with, such as:
NET STOP (stops services)
NET TIME //***(computername) to synchronize clock time with 2 machines,
NET Password changes your logon password
and a host of more actions.

Suffice to say, there a whole lot you can do with the 'NET' command.

BBA

[MrEd]

That's cool BBA!
Does that just work with specific installed programs, or can anyone do it? I have an NIC card on my current PC, but am building another one to network together.

To bad they don't have "NET FIXMYDAMNPC"!!!
Of course, that would put a lot of people out of business. Oh Well.

-MrEd
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[awwall]

From what I know the NET command was a left over from DOS. Apparantly Bill was to lazy to put the code into windows. You can use these from a boot into DOS and connect to your network with out ever going into windows. We actually do this on a couple of our machines running DOS programs only, yet are tied to the NT servers.

I use the NET TIME command on every boot up on a small (4machine) network I put in for my wife's workplace. As machine bootsup, it executes a batch file from STARTUP to go out to dos and SYNC the workstation to the server. No other way to do this that I am aware of.

For what is worth

..aw..

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[This message has been edited by awwall (edited 08-31-99).]