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Linux NCD mini-HOWTO
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Bart Geens & Kris Buytaert, bart.geens@advalvas.be
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v0.99.16, 2001-12-07
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This document tries to describe how to hook up a NCD ThinSTAR to your
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local network using a Linux box as server.
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
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1.1 What`s this document
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1.2 Copyright
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1.3 Disclaimer
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2. Requirements
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2.1 Hardware
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2.2 Software
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2.2.1 X Server.
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2.2.2 DHCP Server (optionally) If you have multiple NCD's, you may wish to distribute the IP Adresses by using a DHCP Server how to obtain and configure a DHCP server can be read in the
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3. Other Usefull Documentation
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4. Setting up the Serverside
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4.1 Setting up the X server
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5. Configuring the Thin Client
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6. Credits
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7. History
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1. Introduction
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1.1. What`s this document
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We could play around with a NCD ThinSTAR for a while. Although MS NT
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Terminal and Citrix Meta- & Winframe are the only supported OS systems
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("Powered by Windows CE" is on the cover ...), it works fine with
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Linux too. This is how !
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The machine we had, was a NCD ThinkSTAR 200. It is powered by a
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100MHz MIPS 4300 processor and had the default 8MB of RAM memory. NCD
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has a also other products in the ThinSTAR family. These might also
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work, but we haven't the opportunity to check those. If you have any
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of those, feel free to add any comments. Or send them to us to
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experiment.
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This HOWTO will present one way to setup your ThinSTAR to be used in a
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Linux environment. This isn't much of a big deal, but for what it's
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worth I'll descripe the needed steps here.
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This MINI Howto is not trying to be the Bible on NC's and Linux, its
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trying to be something for you to get started from nowhere.
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Contributions to this NC are welcome. In fact this HOWTO is fully
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based on the NC-HOWTO by Kris Buytaert in which he describes how to
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setup the IBM Network Station.
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1.2. Copyright
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This HOWTO is copyrighted 1998-2001 by Bart Geens and Kris Buytaert
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the appendix entitled "GNU
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Free Documentation License".
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1.3. Disclaimer
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Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any
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potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the
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concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
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at your own risk.
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All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted
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otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as
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affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as
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endorsements.
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You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before
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major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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2. Requirements
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2.1. Hardware
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An NC, connected to your local Network, most likely by UTP, thus by a
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cross-cable or HUB connecting to an X Server. Herafter called the
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Linux Box. The NC can be used as an X-terminal, and in this way can be
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used to replace an Windows Terminal server or simular application.
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The NCD-ThinSTAR 200 is in way related to the IBM Network Station
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model 8361-100. Both machines share a lot of components such as some
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S3 vga components, IO , network and and normal 72pins (parity ??)
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sims. The motherboard is also from the same manufacturer.
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The NCD worked quit fine on my network at home, but we had some
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trouble to get it running again on an other location. After a while
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we found out that the problem where the monitors. The NC does not
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seem to support all older monitors, even at low resolutions and
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refresh rates.
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The Linux box does not require any special tricks: any X-server with
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xdm, gdm or something similar will do. We will use xdm.
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2.2. Software
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2.2.1. X Server.
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Any machine running XDM with enough memory, processor power will do.
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You don't need to have X configured on the machine itselve, it can
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perfectly be a headless server. Basic X Windows install will provide
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you with the necessary deamons.
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2.2.2. If you have multiple NCD's, you may wish to distribute the IP
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Adresses by using a DHCP Server how to obtain and configure a DHCP
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server can be read in the DHCP Mini Howto on sunsite DHCP Server
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(optionally)
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3. Other Usefull Documentation
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Mainly the NCD website at http://www.ncd.com.
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4. Setting up the Serverside
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4.1. Setting up the X server
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Next we have to set up the X server. Basically I didn`t need to set
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up anything, all of my machines that ran X-Windows were configured to
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accept connections. I just started up the NC for the first time and
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it showed me all the machines that ran an XDM (cfr running an X
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-indirect). So any machine that can run xdm can be used as X Server.
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Just make sure XDM is So any machine that can run xdm can be used as X
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Server. Just make sure XDM is started.
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Everything on the server side should be setup now. Lets try the NC
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side.
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5. Configuring the Thin Client
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Unplug the network cable from the NC. Then boot it up.
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It will boot and display that fine NCD ThinSTAR logo but alse the ugly
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Windows CE stuff :-)). After the NC has booted, it displays the NCD
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ThinSTAR setup wizard (if you already have been using the NC, it will
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not show the wizard, but by pressing ALT-CTRL-F2 you can still
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reconfigure the system). The first selection is the most important
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one: Client selection. Be sure to change this to NCD ThinSTAR X
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Client.
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Then you have to setup the NC's IP address. We did pick a static IP.
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You can also specify a DNS server, but this is not needed. To finish
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pick your monitors resolution. The NC should be restarted now.
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(Windows CE Remember ;-) )
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After a while you will see the NCD ThinSTAR Connection Manager on your
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screen. First you can continue configuring your system by pressing
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ALT+CTRL+F2. Things to be configured are: keyboard and mouse. This
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panel also allows you to reconfigure other parts of your NC. Press OK
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to commit changes, and you will return to the NCD ThinSTAR Connection
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Manager.
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The NCD ThinSTAR Connection Manager gives 2 options: connections and
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configure. So lets configure the system first. Pick 'X terminal'
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from the menu and press the edit or add button.
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The NCD ThinSTAR X Connection Properties allows you to configure the
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name, connection options, host and color. We prefer the these
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settings: * Connection Option : XDM Query * Host: specify when
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connection is made * (other settings are not important) You could also
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specify a fixed X server but the broadcast option is easier.
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Basicly your done now and you should be able to start a session by
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double-clicking the connection you just edited or added. You should
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get a list with all the X servers you are using.
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6. Credits
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A lot of thanks go to Kris Buytaert ,kris.buytaert@advalvas.be for
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rereading this howto and findin uot lost of splelling errosr.
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7. History
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19990812 first draft 19990829 typos fixed 19990901 release
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20011206 License Change
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