Ghost 8.3 (I know I know) GhostCast issue

Ok, so we still use an older version :-)

 

I've done this before with no issues and now I'm stumped.  Completely.

 

I work out in the field so I get to one of the offices that doesn't have Ghost installed and setup and I create a Ghost server.  I don't use the ghost console, just ghostcast server and a boot floppy to connect to it...nice and simple and it works...usually.

 

This is my method: On the server I share the Ghost directory in Program Files, and as a test I give Everyone Full access to the share, and I drop my image into that directory.

 

I use netbootdisk 6.2 which has my lan drivers, and I set the logon.bat file to net use to that share I just created- net use G: \\server\Ghost

 

Everything on the client side seems to work fine, I get an IP address, I connect to the share with local credentials (my ghost server is just a standalone XP workstation) and I try to connect to session XXX and it eventually times out.  Here's the rest of my logon.bat file:

 

net use G: \\server\Ghost 

G:
REM the next line just exits if it can't find ghost.exe
if not exist G:\ghost.exe goto err
ghost -ja=XXX

 

I haven't found much though I've been searching, the error I get from GHOSTERR.txt follows...but what pops up on the client screen is (paraphrasing, sorry) "when using the JA switch you must select disk/partition on the ghost cast server..."

 

However my Ghostcast is set up as follows:
session=XXX

Browsed to the image, as a restore

Disk number 1

Command line = -clone,mode=restore,src=@mcxxx,dst=1

 

 

I've found some things relating to using -ja on the client vs @mc on the server but they don't make much sense.  The client needs the -ja so it knows what session to look for, and by putting a session name on the ghost cast server, it automatically puts the @mc in the command line

 

 

Error Number: (622)
Message: Incomplete clone switch on the server side. Select Disk/
Partition No. on the server if the client is started using -ja switch.
Version: 8.3.0.1331 (Nov 28 2005, Build=1331)
OS Version: DOS v8.0
Command line arguments: -ja=cbp
Active Switches :
       AutoName

 

 

I don't know why autoname is listed there.  I don't have a ghost.ini file anywhere.  Seems this file should have some more info....?

 

Here's the kicker...when the client eventually bombs out I can launch G:\ghost.exe and select Local>Disk>From Image, browse to G: and select the image.  It works fine then...