Linux Netstation HOWTO: Introduction

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## 1. Introduction

## 1.1 What's this document

Some unused piece of delicious hardware floating around on my desk. Screaming to be used. 40 MB of ram and a 403 PPC inside.

So I decided to give it a try and connect it to my local Linux network.

In this Howto we'll be dealing with an This Howto started out with a IBM Network Station model 8361-100, other models were added afterwards

We also have some additional info about the other 2 models. The 8361-200 (Model 300) and the 8362-A23 (Model 1000). More info can be found at http://www.pc.ibm.com/networkstation/products/(choose your region here)

I'm trying to describe how I setup the NC, there are probably lots of other ways to set up this machine, however this one works fine. Any other remarks you might have from your own experience are welcome. (Hardware is also welcome ;-))

This Howto is not trying to be the Bible on NC's and Linux, it's trying to get you started. Contributions to this NC are most welcome.

During the past year I have received numerous comments on the HOWTO and lots of help from other people (suprisingly a lot from inside IBM). I've been busy, therefore now is the first time that I'm trying to do a real update of the HOWTO. Most people are asking me about Linux binaries to extract the AIX distribution file. I have heard about an internal IBM project that is going on there but I have no accurate info on that matter yet.

## 1.2 Todo

Things we still have to implement in this Howto

- How to export your homedir
- How to run applications
- How to run Java Applets

Help is appreciated ;-)

Since version 1.91 this Howto wil also document the more recent units like the Netvista 2200 and the Netvista 2800.

## 1.3 Latest versions

Latest versions of this document can be found on the main website.

## 1.4 Copyright

This HOWTO is copyrighted 1998-2001 Kris Buytaert

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the appendix entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

## 1.5 Disclaimer

Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely at your own risk.

All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.

You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installation and backups at regular intervals.

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