<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Linux NCD mini-HOWTO: Requirements</TITLE> <LINK HREF="NCD-HOWTO-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="NCD-HOWTO-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="NCD-HOWTO.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2. Requirements</A></H2> <H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Hardware</A> </H2> <P> <P>An NC, connected to your local Network, most likely by UTP, thus by a cross-cable or HUB connecting to an X Server. Herafter called the Linux Box. The NC can be used as an X-terminal, and in this way can be used to replace an Windows Terminal server or simular application. <P>The NCD-ThinSTAR 200 is in way related to the IBM Network Station model 8361-100. Both machines share a lot of components such as some S3 vga components, IO , network and and normal 72pins (parity ??) sims. The motherboard is also from the same manufacturer. <P>The NCD worked quit fine on my network at home, but we had some trouble to get it running again on an other location. After a while we found out that the problem where the monitors. The NC does not seem to support all older monitors, even at low resolutions and refresh rates. <P>The Linux box does not require any special tricks: any X-server with xdm, gdm or something similar will do. We will use xdm. <H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Software</A> </H2> <H3>X Server.</H3> <P>Any machine running XDM with enough memory, processor power will do. You don't need to have X configured on the machine itselve, it can perfectly be a headless server. Basic X Windows install will provide you with the necessary deamons. <P> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/DHCPd/"> DHCP Mini Howto on sunsite</A><H3></H3> <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="NCD-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
