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Linux Netstation HOWTO

Kris Buytaert, kb@ipng.be

v1p17, march 15 , 2004

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This document tries to describe how to hook up a IBM Netstation / Netvista to your local network using a Linux box as server.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 What's this document
• 1.2 Todo
• 1.3 Latest versions
• 1.4 Copyright
• 1.5 Disclaimer

2. The Netstation Family

3. Requirements

• 3.1 Hardware
• 3.2 Software

4. Setting up the Server side

• 4.1 IBM Netstations using the AIX binaries.
• 4.2 Not using the AIX binaries.
• 4.3 The Netvista Linuxversions
• 4.4 The Linux Part
• 4.5 Setting up Automatic Client configuration

5. Configuring the Thin Client

• 5.1 Auto Config
• 5.2 Netstation Clients
• 5.3 Netvista Clients

6. Misc Stuff

• 6.1 Experiences (NC100)
• 6.2 Connecting through a network into the NC (NC100)
• 6.3 Port 161/udp - SNMP Access
• 6.4 IBM Software Releases
• 6.5 NetworkStation Manager
• 6.6 Configuration file statements
• 6.7 Printing
• 6.8 PCMCIA Memory Cards
• 6.9 Setup
• 6.10 Images
• 6.11 Time Sync
• 6.12 Test Network
• 6.13 BIOS
• 6.14 Features

7. Other Useful Documentation

• 7.1 The IBM Website
• 7.2 Mailing Lists
• 7.3 Linux on the PPC40X

8. FAQ

9. Credits

10. History

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