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# Linux Netstation HOWTO

## Kris Buytaert, kb@ipng.be

v1p17, march 15 , 2004

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

## 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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