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NX Client on HP/Compaq iPAQ PocketPC
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To use NX Client on HP/Compaq iPAQ PocketPC you need:
An iPAQ PocketPC with installed
Familiar Linux and
OPIE Embedded Palmtop Environment.
Detailed information on how to setup Linux and OPIE on iPAQ are available
here and
here.
Zaurus users need to install OpenZaurus packages. There are incompatibilities
between the kdrive XFree86 server and kernel distributed with present version
of the device.
Step by step guides on how to install OpenZaurus packages are available
here.
A working network connection to the NX Server.
Information on how to setup PPP serial connection and IP routing are provided
below.
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Connecting iPAQ PocketPC to your desktop computer using PPP
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With the recent releases of Familiar, almost everything has already
been set up by the operating system's installation procedures. To test
your device's connection to the network you'll need a computer routing
the traffic betweeen your device and the LAN or WAN where NX Server is
plugged. Here's what you need to do to get PPP up and running.
Close minicom or any other terminal program that may have a connection
to your serial port.
If you are getting message "Connect script failed", the PPP modules
probably are not loaded at boot time. This can be fixed by adding the lines
"slhc", "ppp_generic", and "ppp_async" to /etc/modules.
If this doesn't fix the problem, try to execute this command after
login:
echo "slhc
ppp_generic
ppp_async" >> /etc/modules
and then reboot the iPAQ.
Now, run this command from your desktop computer:
/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS0 115200 {IP of your PC}:{IP of your IPAQ}
nodetach local noauth nocrtscts nodeflate nobsdcomp lock user ppp
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -t3 ogin--ogin: ppp
Add parameter "debug" to the above command if you want to see LCP debugging
information.
If connection is successfull, local and remote IP addresses will be reported
by PPP daemon. Now the link between the Linux machine and your iPAQ device is
running. Now you need to route the traffic coming from device to the network
where your Linux computer is connected.
Install the ipchains kernel module on your Linux desktop computer.
Check if ipchains kernel module has already been loaded at boot time by running
Set up the routes from iPAQ to desktop computer's LAN.
NoMachine provides a ready-made IP masquerade script to do this. You will probably
need to slightly adapt the script to reflect your network's IP numbers. You can
find the script here.
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Installation of NX Client on HP/Compaq iPAQ PocketPC
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Download the latest version of NX Client from NoMachine web site.
Install the package.
Package should have the extension ".arm.ipk.". Open a console window and type the following
command:
ipkg install nxembedded-XXX.arm.ipk
Restart OPIE.
You should find the NX Client icon on your desktop in the Applications group.
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Zaurus is a trademark of Sharp Corporation
