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Neptun III, Installation-Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5.1, 8/10/2003
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16. Take your time and browse the ReadMe-File when logged in. Create a restricted
user account.
Î If you are not an ETH member, you will also see a black DOS-window and a Norton
AntiVirus installation dialog. Do not touch the black window, and click through the
Norton AntiVirus installer.
17. Restart the computer and choose Debian/GNU Linux from the list of installed
operating systems, do not choose the recovery mode Debian/GNU Linux.
18. Follow the onscreen instructions.
19. Your laptop is now ready to use in the ETH environment with Linux and Windows.
People outside the ETH Zurich may need to adapt the network settings to their
network provider.
4 After the installation
Î Remember to backup your personal data frequently. Keeping data and system files on
separate partitions facilitates system reinstallations.
Î After switching on your laptop, you can choose the system to boot from the list. If you
don't choose anything Windows will start up by default.
5 Shut down of the IBM T40p
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please read!
Follow the instructions below to shut down your T40p completely:
1. Shut down the Linux-system.
2. Now you can still see two lights on at the right bottom of the laptop screen (the
battery symbol and the one left of it). This indicates that the T40p is not completely
shut down yet and therefore still consumes power.
3. For a complete shutdown, press the on/ off-button (for about 10 seconds) until the
symbol left of the battery symbol turns off.
6 No modem connection under Linux
Currently there are no modem drivers available for Linux and these IBM models. Therefore
you cannot connect via the internal modem under Linux.
7 Network connections and security configuration remarks
7.1 Firewall
During the installation of Windows XP, a firewall is activated to protect your laptop from
undesired outside access by hackers and viruses. Per default, the firewall is completely
closed from the outside, but open for outgoing connections. This setup is working in most
cases, but stops local file sharing networks in Windows, or more precisely, automatic
name resolution. Keeping in mind that holes in the firewall make your system more
vulnerable to attacks you can configure your firewall at menu Start -> Control
Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection ->
Advanced Flag -> Settings.