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b. Hold the keys down for several seconds until the Configuration Tool starts.
Note: If you are unable to enter the Configuration Tool, the workstation may
not have access to the Configuration Tool. Refer to IBM NetVista Thin
Client Manager Operations Utility (SA23-2813) for more information about
granting and denying access to the Configuration Tool. This information
is available at the following URL:
http://www.ibm.com/nc/pubs
2. Click Workstation Configuration.
3. Select Hardware—>Communications. The Dial Access Configuration window
appears.
4. Change the PPP dialer parameters according to your needs.
You do not need to restart the workstation for the changes to take effect. The next
time you start a PPP dialer session, the PPP dialer will use the parameters that you
have configured.
Using the PPP dialer to access flash images
You can use the workstation Configuration Tool to update the flash image of a
workstation. If you have configured the workstation to use the PPP dialer, the
workstation uses the dialer to access the update flash image. See “Using the
Configuration Tool to perform a software update on a workstation” on page 25 for
more information about using the Configuration Tool to perform software updates.
Perform the procedure, “Configuring a workstation for PPP dialer” on page 21, to
configure a workstation to use the PPP dialer.
Troubleshooting PPP dialer problems
The NC dialer window displays PPP connection information. The workstation
saves this information in the following file: /tmp/ncdialer/log.
Note: The /tmp/ncdialer/log does not persist through workstation reboot.
The workstation stores additional PPP connection information in the system log.
You can access this information by performing the following steps:
1. Using the Configuration Tool, configure the workstation desktop to include an
Advanced Diagnostics window (see “Using the Configuration Tool to configure
the workstation” on page 12).
2. From the workstation desktop, open an Advanced Diagnostics window and
type the command, dmesg. You can now see PPP connection information and
messages for the current dialer session.
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