Preface

Discontinued Software Features
Pieces of the Puzzle

Installing the Software

Quick Start
NCBridge Installation
Font Setup
Network Computer Terminal Installation
Media Contents
Installing NCBridge
Sun Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing from a CD-ROM Drive
Extracting the INSTALL Script
IBM Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing from a CD-ROM Drive
Hewlett-Packard Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing From a CD-ROM Drive
Silicon Graphics Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing From a CD-ROM Drive
Compaq Tru64 Unix Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing From a CD-ROM Drive
Generic Unix Installation
Installation Considerations
Preparing for Installation
Installing from CD-ROM
Installing From a Remote CD-ROM Drive
Using the INSTALL Script
Making the Utilities
Getting Acquainted
Basic Installation Example
Network Computer Worksheet
Powering on the Network Computer
Booting the Network Computer
Starting a Session with Launcher
Opening a Telnet Session
Closing a Telnet Window
Using Setup
Exiting Setup

Making Choices

Planning Configurations
Configuration Strategies
Booting Strategies
File Access Strategies
Host Connection Strategies
ROM and Flash Memory Strategies
Boot Host Check List
File Host Check List
Network Computer Check List
What Next?
Configuration Workbook

Supporting a Centralized System - Sun

Enabling NFS on SunOS 4
Enabling NFS on SunOS 5 (Solaris)
Enabling TFTP
Using Secure TFTP
Enabling BOOTP
Setting Up the bootptab File
Running BOOTP
Enabling RARP on SunOS 4
Enabling RARP on SunOS 5
Enabling XDM
Adding DNS Entries
CDE Support

Supporting a Centralized System - IBM

Enabling NFS Access
Enabling TFTP
Enabling BOOTP
Setting Up the bootptab File
Running BOOTP
Enabling XDM
Adding DNS Entries

Supporting a Centralized System - HP

Enabling NFS Access
Enabling TFTP
Enabling bootp
Ensuring that bootp is Running

Supporting a Centralized System - Silicon Graphics

Enabling NFS Access
Enabling TFTP
Using Secure TFTP
Enabling BOOTP
Setting Up the Silicon Graphics bootptab File
Setting Up the bootptab File from the Installation Media
Running BOOTP
Enabling XDM
Adding DNS Entries

Supporting a Centralized System - Compaq Tru64 Unix

Enabling NFS Access
Enabling TFTP
Enabling BOOTP
Using the Compaq Bootptab File
Using the Bootptab File from the Installation Media
Running BOOTP
Enabling RARP
Enabling Xprompter
Adding DNS Entries

Supporting a Centralized System - Generic UNIX

Enabling NFS Access
Enabling TFTP
Using Secure TFTP
Enabling BOOTP
Setting Up the bootptab File
Running BOOTP
Enabling RARP
Adding DNS Entries

Local Clients

Starting Local Clients with xpsh
Starting Local Clients in the xp.cnf File
Starting Local Clients with rsh
Enabling rsh
Editing the .rhosts File
Starting Local Clients with rsh
Client Launcher
Configuring the Client Launcher
Downloading the Client Launcher
Using the Client Launcher
Authorization Key Manager
Setting Up SNMP
The authkey.dat File
Starting the Authorization Key Manager
Using the Authorization Key Manager Client
Touchscreen Calibration Client

Window Managers

Setting Up Local MWM
Starting Local MWM
Accessing MWM Configuration Files
Accessing the MWM Resource Description File
Accessing the MWM Defaults File
Accessing Bitmap Files
Specifying Virtual Key Bindings
Setting Up Virtual Desktop Panning
Troubleshooting MWM
Setting Up XP Window Manager
Accessing the XPWM Defaults File
Starting the XP Window Manager
Using XPWM
Customizing XPWM

Using Fonts

How the X Server Builds the Font Database
Resident and Boot Directory Fonts
Installing Fonts
Configuring Fonts for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
Adding IBM Fonts to fonts.tbl
Using xset to Add or Delete Font Paths
Converting Sun Fonts
SCF Font Issues

Troubleshooting

Boot host does not respond
Network computer does not respond to a ping
Duplicate IP address message
Network computer cannot locate os file
Network computer cannot locate .tbl files
Network computer cannot locate font files
HostMenu does not display any xdm hosts
xdm login window does not appear
xdm login window reappears instead of starting session
Control-C does not cause an interrupt