Magic Packet(TM)

PCnet Magic Packet(TM) Utility 1.00, September 9, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the release notice for the PCnet Magic Packet(TM) Utility Revision 1.00 software. All files are in DOS FAT format. AMD抯 Magic Packet utility is a convenient tool for system administrators for remotely powering up groups of workstations at preset times. The utility provides the following two basic functions: ?Creates a table of IP and hardware addresses for all hosts in a local area network. ?Associates each group of workstations/hosts to an alarm clock, and power on each group when the time comes. This utility supports the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 operating system environments. CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rev 1.00 files are distributed as follows: Directory 1 - release.txt : the file you are viewing currently. - magpac.exe - magpac.hlp - conspawn.exe - magpac.cnt Directory 2 - msvcrt.dll - mfc42.dll - magpacbg.bmp Documents - mpuser.doc : Microsoft Word 6.0 document that describes the usage of the utility - testrept.doc : Test Report in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. DOCUMENTATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This release contains version 1.0 of AMD's PCnet Magic Packet Utility User's Guide (MPuser.doc) and a test report (TestRept.Doc) describing the scope and content of tests that were conducted with this release of the utility. These documents are available in the distribution media. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These instructions apply for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. 1. Open a DOS window 2. Create a directory such as c:\mputil 3. Copy all files contained in Directory 1 to the c:\mputil directory 4. For Windows 95, change to the windows system directory (default is c:\windows) directory For Windows NT, change to the Windows NT system32 sub-directory (default is c:\winnt\system32) Copy the *.dll files in Directory 2 to the system directory 5. Change back to the c:\mputil directory 6. Type magpac.exe and press <Enter> to launch the Magic Packet Utility KNOWN PROBLEMS IN REV 1.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following are brief descriptions of known problems in this release. 1. Click on Magic Packets and highlight Power on One Host at the bottom of the window the statement reads, "Send Magic Packet to One Host, unicast or broadcast." The word unicast should not be in this phrase. 2. In the Menu section under Power on One Host the following phrase appears: "The destination internet address can be any of the following forms. Limited Broadcast: 255.255.255.255 Direct Broadcast: 123.213.132.255 Unicast: 121.47.135.23 Unicast: amachine.aplace.com This statement is incorrect. The destination internet address can only be the Limited Broadcast Address which is 255.255.255.255.