It can be a little tricky to get started with installing software on the net4501.... To help you get started, we have assembled at list of information published on the web:

• TheWall, a firewall version of PicoBSD available for the net4501.
• emBSD, embedded OpenBSD, incl. a version for the net4501.
• Booting FreeBSD using PXE, by Matt Simerson.
• FreeBSD Jumpstart guide - PXE , by Alfred Perlstein.
• Personal Linux Router Project, by H.J.A. Reuver.
• miniBSD - reducing FreeBSD, by Manuel Kasper.
• Running Debian Linux, by Mike Machado.
• Experimental Linux drivers for vpn1201 and vpn1211.

List of known issues, and how to fix them:

0001. Setting serial console speed in BIOS ver 0.99 to 38400 baud does not work. Instead it is set for 28.800. To fix it, use a terminal emulator that support 28.800 and change the console speed back to the default 19200. If you cannot find a terminal emulator that support 28.800, I have hacked together a quick DOS based 28.800 terminal emulator. It's very primitive, and just runs in an endless loop. It has been tested to run under Windows 98. Get it from the download page. After resetting the console speed, please update the BIOS to at least ver 0.99c in order to support 38400.

0002. A small number of the DP83815 ethernet controller chips will, when using short cables lengths (<30m/100ft) in 100Base-TX mode, have excessive receive errors, or if the cable is very short, not receive at all. The Activity LED will usually also flicker or be on constant. This can be fixed in the software driver, please go to this page for more information about how to update the drivers. Updated drivers will be posted on the download page as they become available.