Administrator Guide
38 | Advanced Options
Should it become necessary to convert a Dell Optiplex FX130 or FX170 from a
Devon Zero™ based zero client back into a DeTOS based thin client, a USB re-
flash utility is available.
Visit
support.dell.com
to download the USB re-flash utility tool for reinstalling
the operating system for OptiPlex FX130 and OptiPlex FX170.
Launch Terminal
There may be times when you wish to open a Terminal window to run
command-line tools only accessible from a Linux shell. To access the shell,
click the button found at the top of the Control Panel named
Launch
Terminal
.
The
ifconfig
and
ping
commands are two popular Linux tools used for
diagnosing network connectivity and interface settings. The following two
sections describe their basic usage.