I have two nic's one for the internet ( which is shared ) and another with DHCP enabled for sharing the connection, how can i put the information for the second adapter in winnt.sif.

PS: Xp setup takes the shared connection as Local Area Connection 2

Also anyway of sharing LAC 2 unattended with HTTP and FTP forwarded.

current winnt.sif

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=No
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=No
    IPAddress=172.16.7.70,10.16.7.157
    SubnetMask=255.255.0.0,255.255.254.0
    DefaultGateway=10.16.X.X
    DNSServerSearchOrder=10.16.X.X
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=2

is it like this

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1
    Adapter2=params.Adapter2

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[params.Adapter2]
    INFID=*

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=No
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=YES
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=2

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2]
    SpecificTo=Adapter2
    DHCP=No
    IPAddress=172.16.7.70,10.16.7.157
    SubnetMask=255.255.0.0,255.255.254.0
    DefaultGateway=10.16.6.3
    DNSServerSearchOrder=10.16.0.2
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=2

ip setting are for adapter 2 cause its the shared one, or i could just give winnt.sif the setting for one adapter, the other one would become dhcp'ed and i could just change the cable based on whats what.

If you choose the 'Custom' setup or Non-typical settings in Setupmgr.exe when creating your WINNT.SIF, the entries will be generated for you.

I do mine like this:

[NetAdapters]
ADMtek=params.ADMtek
VIA=params.VIA

[params.ADMtek]
NetCardAddress=(mac address in the format of 0x************)
ConnectionName="**********"

[params.VIA]
NetCardAddress=(mac address in the format of 0x************)
ConnectionName="***********"

[NetClients]

[NetServices]

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
DNS=No
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=No
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.ADMtek, params.MS_TCPIP.VIA

[params.MS_TCPIP.ADMtek]
SpecificTo=ADMtek
DHCP=Yes
DNSServerSearchOrder=***.***.***.***
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=2

[params.MS_TCPIP.VIA]
SpecificTo=VIA
DHCP=Yes
DNSServerSearchOrder=***.***.***.***
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=2

Great !!! I'll try both the ideas.

I have a similar question i have a wireless network connection as well as the wired connection, how could i have the settings done for the wireless connection & not the wired, as ended up being the case.