X61 dock station and Linux

I have a Thinkpad X61. I bought it without a dock station and I never needed one. Now I need and I want to buy one. It will probably be second hand but that doesn't matter
I want to know if someone used a docking station with Linux distro (Ubuntu or Fedora pref.) I have concerns about network issues.
Thanks.

I can't specifically give you any guarantees about X61, but I've used several Thinkpads with docking stations under Linux, and so have my colleagues at work, and I've never heard about any problems.
I love docking stations and I think they are well worth it if you can find one cheap. eBay in the US seems to be full of them, though shipping to Bulgaria might be a different matter...
As to your hard drive question, the following link should tell you all you need to know:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62432

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lead_org wrote:
if your R61 uses an intel GPU, then it won't support the dvi passthrough port on the dock.
The 14" models with intel GMA have DVI pass through.
@ bweisy, welcome to the forum,
Which model R61 do you have? Could post the Type and Model Number Please do NOT post your s/n.
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