Re: 32 bit thin client

On Mon 18 Jul 2022 at 12:26:50 +0100, David wrote: > On Sun, 2022-07-17 at 08:37 +, Marco wrote: > > Am Sun, 17 Jul 2022 07:07:28 +0100 > > schrieb David : > > > > > I am running Debian 11 on a 32 bit thin client. This thin client is > > > running he

Re: 32 bit thin client

On Sun, 2022-07-17 at 08:37 +, Marco wrote: > Am Sun, 17 Jul 2022 07:07:28 +0100 > schrieb David : > > > I am running Debian 11 on a 32 bit thin client. This thin client is > > running headless. > > > > I am trying to add either

Re: 32 bit thin client

Am Sun, 17 Jul 2022 07:07:28 +0100 schrieb David : > I am running Debian 11 on a 32 bit thin client. This thin client is > running headless. > > I am trying to add either ssmtp or msmtp, but these appear not to be > in the repositories. > > I've tried adding ssmtp, downl

Re: 32 bit thin client

On Sun, 17 Jul 2022 at 16:25, David wrote: > I am running Debian 11 on a 32 bit thin client. This thin client is > running headless. Hello. I'm unsure exactly what the above means in practice. Are you attempting to install onto the client or onto the server? > I am trying to add eit

32 bit thin client

I am running Debian 11 on a 32 bit thin client. This thin client is running headless. I am trying to add either ssmtp or msmtp, but these appear not to be in the repositories. I've tried adding ssmtp, downloaded from the Debian web site, and installing it with dpkg. This fails due to missing

Re: can linux run on hp t610 thin client?

On 22/05/21 1:39 pm, Long Wind wrote: i'm about to buy hp t610, thanks! https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03235347 A quick search of the web suggests yes: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t610/linux.shtml Richard

can linux run on hp t610 thin client?

i'm about to buy hp t610, thanks! https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03235347

Re: Thin Client

On 2017-04-04, Brian wrote: > > Commas before the conjunction "and"? Not here. Rewrite the sentence should > there be any ambiguity. Or or. Exempt from overtime pay in a dairy company in Portland, Me: The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing,

Re: Thin Client

20:49:33 +1200, cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 06:25:51PM +0100, Brian wrote: > >>>> > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > >>>> > I paid for a brand new thin client

Re: Thin Client

+0100, Brian wrote: >> > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP >> > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as >> > a print server. Do you want a list of printer manufacturers who do >> > not support Linux on the A

Re: Thin Client

lthough a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > >> > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as > >> > a print server. Do you want a list of printer manufacturers who do > >> > not support Linux on the ARM architecture? > &g

Re: Thin Client

On 2017-04-03, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon 03 Apr 2017 at 20:49:33 +1200, cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 06:25:51PM +0100, Brian wrote: >> > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP >> >

Re: Thin Client

On Mon 03 Apr 2017 at 20:49:33 +1200, cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 06:25:51PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as > > a

Re: Thin Client

David writes: On Sun, 2017-03-26 at 12:23 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: [...] > I don't see why you wouldn't use another Raspberry for this, > given their reasonable power draw and the fact that you already > have experience with them. > > -dsr- Dan, that's perfectly true, but Raspbian and the

Re: Thin Client

On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 06:25:51PM +0100, Brian wrote: > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as > a print server. Do you want a list of printer manufacturers who do > not support Linu

Re: Thin Client

> > > > > > > Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? > > > > > > > > If so what version? > > > > > > > > I'm going to try soon, so if there's any guidance I'd appreciate > > > > it. > > > > > >

Re: Thin Client

On 03/26/2017 12:29 PM, Brian wrote: Off of Ebay. Doesn't everyone? :) I think the statement has been changed or is changing to: "Off of Amazon. Doesn't everyone?" :> (no wars please just a joke).

Re: Thin Client

On Sun 26 Mar 2017 at 18:55:08 +0100, David wrote: > On Sun, 2017-03-26 at 18:25 +0100, Brian wrote: > > > > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as > > a print server. Do

Re: Thin Client

lication. > > > > I don't see why you wouldn't use another Raspberry for this, > > given their reasonable power draw and the fact that you already > > have experience with them. > > Although a Raspberry Pi is not particularly expensive, the 15 GBP > I paid for a brand new thin client was an attraction. It acts as > a print server. Do you want a list of printer manufacturers who do > not support Linux on the ARM architecture? > Brian, can you let me know where you buy your thin clients from? The source I've found is 20 GBP for second hand. David.

Re: Thin Client

on. > > > > Dan, I'm not looking for desktop performance, I need a small and > > economical to run 'box' where I need to leave a machine running 24 > > hours a day. > > > > I currently have 4 Raspberry Pi's, 2 as DNS servers and 2 as Syslog > >

Re: Thin Client

t; > > > Dan, I'm not looking for desktop performance, I need a small and > > economical to run 'box' where I need to leave a machine running 24 > > hours a day. > > > > I currently have 4 Raspberry Pi's, 2 as DNS servers and 2 as Syslog > > serve

Re: Thin Client

leave a machine running 24 > hours a day. > > I currently have 4 Raspberry Pi's, 2 as DNS servers and 2 as Syslog > servers, I plan to try a thin client for this type of application. I don't see why you wouldn't use another Raspberry for this, given their reasonable power draw and the fact that you already have experience with them. -dsr-

Re: Thin Client

ies. Brian, the URL's give useful information. Dan, I'm not looking for desktop performance, I need a small and economical to run 'box' where I need to leave a machine running 24 hours a day. I currently have 4 Raspberry Pi's, 2 as DNS servers and 2 as Syslog servers, I plan to try a thin client for this type of application. David.

Re: Thin Client

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 05:08:34AM +, David wrote: > On Fri, 2017-03-24 at 19:48 +, Brian wrote: > > On Fri 24 Mar 2017 at 19:20:54 +, David wrote: > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > > > Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? > > >

Re: Thin Client

On Sat 25 Mar 2017 at 05:08:34 +, David wrote: > On Fri, 2017-03-24 at 19:48 +, Brian wrote: > > On Fri 24 Mar 2017 at 19:20:54 +, David wrote: > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > > > Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? > > > >

Re: Thin Client

On Fri, 2017-03-24 at 19:48 +, Brian wrote: > On Fri 24 Mar 2017 at 19:20:54 +, David wrote: > > > Dear Group, > > > > Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? > > > > If so what version? > > > > I'm going to try soon, so if there's any

Re: Thin Client

On Fri 24 Mar 2017 at 19:20:54 +, David wrote: > Dear Group, > > Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? > > If so what version? > > I'm going to try soon, so if there's any guidance I'd appreciate it. Much, much, much too wide a question. Please narrow it down t

Thin Client

Dear Group, Has anybody put Debian onto a thin client? If so what version? I'm going to try soon, so if there's any guidance I'd appreciate it. David.

flah usb on thin client

Hi, I have a server running last debian 64bits and thin clients "HP t620 Flexible Series Thin Client" i want to use the usb flash plugged on the client. How to how to show on the desktop this usb? Now, I just see the flash plugged on the server. The thin client runs an embe

Re: 40 xrdp makes VM crawl (was thin client xdmcp setup)

On 25/08/15 23:56, Rusi Mody wrote: On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:40:05 PM UTC+5:30, Stuart Longland wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 25/08/15 12:28, Rusi Mody wrote: I am teaching python (and some other related stuff) Students connect with a thin client

40 xrdp makes VM crawl (was thin client xdmcp setup)

On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:40:05 PM UTC+5:30, Stuart Longland wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 25/08/15 12:28, Rusi Mody wrote: I am teaching python (and some other related stuff) Students connect with a thin client that connects to the linux VM. The thin

Re: thin client xdmcp setup

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 25/08/15 12:28, Rusi Mody wrote: I am teaching python (and some other related stuff) Students connect with a thin client that connects to the linux VM. The thin clients have the usual options - shell (ssh) - windows (rdp) - XDMCP Well

thin client xdmcp setup

I am teaching python (and some other related stuff) Students connect with a thin client that connects to the linux VM. The thin clients have the usual options - shell (ssh) - windows (rdp) - XDMCP I'm not able to find very good tutorials/help on how to do this XDMCP stuff Any pointers?

old PC's as thin client

Hi, why there is no login window in the panel controlin last distro ( for exampel linuxMinut : since mint 13 ) ??? . with mint13, I solved my problem, but not with others, here is my Pb: I want to use old PC's as thin client, to connect to remote machine running XDMCP. the XDMCP

Re: old PC's as thin client

thanks, but I want to login to the remote machine directly, without login in the local machine, I want to use the local machine just as a thin client. thanks a lot On 9/19/14, Joel Roth jo...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 09:29:01AM +0100, Abdelkader Belahcene wrote: Hi, why

Re: old PC's as thin client

(the GNOME Display Manager) no longer supports XDMCP as far as I can tell. In order to use XDMCP, you either need to downgrade to GDM2, or switch to an alternative display manager such as LightDM. with mint13, I solved my problem, but not with others, here is my Pb: I want to use old PC's as thin

Re: old PC's as thin client

as thin client, to connect to remote machine running XDMCP. You might want to consider using LTSP. It requires some setup, but gives you what you want and also routes sound to the thin client. Additionally, it can be configured to route all traffic over ssh for encryption. It is normally configured

Ltsp + Thin Client + Mouse USB

Boa Tarde pessoal, Alguém aqui utiliza algum Thin client para se conectar a um servidor WTS utilizando o Ltsp? Tenho um Thin client que não tem porta PS2, tem somente USB. O Teclado funciona normalmente, mas o mouse não tem cristo que faça funcionar. Quando você movimenta ele, a seta vai somente

LTSP - fazendo login na imagem do thin client

Pessoal, Migramos recentemente nosso servidor LTSP de Ubuntu para Debian Wheezy e estou tendo problemas para poder fazer o login no terminal da imagem do thin client (sabe,na frente do thin client, CTRL+ALT+F1) para fazer uns debugs. Pensei que era algo relacionado ao root, então criei um novo

how to login without passwd from remote thin client

good morning, I disactivate the password, ( I remove x from /etc/passwd like geopp13::1038:1039 and geopp13::15833:0:9:7::: in /etc/shadow) in order to log in without typing a password. from the terminal connected directly to the computer, it works fine, but from a thin client ( via

connexion problem to thin client

Hello, I ve installed the stable squeeze 6.0.7 64-bit on a server, connection through the xdmcp works well without problem thin client. Unfortunately some old software (eg gnuplot, lyx, ...), so I did the update with wheezy depot and there problem. The login window appears on thin client

Re: Debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client?

On Feb 13, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Rick Thomas wrote: Has anybody tried running debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client? 128 MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash, VIA Eden 400 MHz processor, 10/100 ethernet, several USB ports, one serial and one parallel port, VGA video. US$149 direct

Debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client?

Has anybody tried running debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client? 128 MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash, VIA Eden 400 MHz processor, 10/100 ethernet, several USB ports, one serial and one parallel port, VGA video. US$149 direct from HP (probably cheaper from other places) http://h18000.www1.hp.com

Re: Debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client?

Rick Thomas wrote: Has anybody tried running debian on the HP Compaq t5135 Thin Client? 128 MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash, VIA Eden 400 MHz processor, 10/100 ethernet, several USB ports, one serial and one parallel port, VGA video. US$149 direct from HP (probably cheaper from other places) http

Re: Dual Booting linux thin client or windows

Sid Arth wrote: Is it possible to dual boot into either normal windows (booting from the harddrive) or linux which is stored on the network? Ive looked into something called pxe a little, but that looks more like a one way thing. Linux only and it seems you need some sorta special bios for it.

Re: Dual Booting linux thin client or windows

because the PXE server was on a different virtual LAN and the documentation at the time was insufficient for me to figure things out before I had to give up. But I do know it CAN work. Google is probably your friend in this case. I'd search for debian pixie boot or debian thin client or something

Re: Dual Booting linux thin client or windows

Sid Arth wrote: Is it possible to dual boot into either normal windows (booting from the harddrive) or linux which is stored on the network? Ive looked into something called pxe a little, but that looks more like a one way thing. Linux only and it seems you need some sorta special bios for it.

Re: Dual Booting linux thin client or windows

On 10/09/2007 08:36 AM, Kent West wrote: Sid Arth wrote: Is it possible to dual boot into either normal windows (booting from the harddrive) or linux which is stored on the network? I was wondering if there is something where you could pick which OS you want to load, and if you pick the

Dual Booting linux thin client or windows

Is it possible to dual boot into either normal windows (booting from the harddrive) or linux which is stored on the network? Ive looked into something called pxe a little, but that looks more like a one way thing. Linux only and it seems you need some sorta special bios for it. I was wondering if

Thin Client

Pessoal, Estou precisando de Thin Clients para testes, a começar com apenas 1, que tem que ter basicamente onde ligar mouse, teclado, câmera e pen-drive (2 USBs), caixas de som, microfone, rede de 100 Mbps e monitor. Vai ser terminal burro, então creio que um Geode, com 64 MB de RAM e uma

Re: Thin Client

Junior Polegato - Linux escreveu: Pessoal, Estou precisando de Thin Clients para testes, a começar com apenas 1, que tem que ter basicamente onde ligar mouse, teclado, câmera e pen-drive (2 USBs), caixas de som, microfone, rede de 100 Mbps e monitor. Vai ser terminal burro, então creio que

Re: Thin Client - Impressao local

Pelo que entendi vc possui um servidor LTSP e um terminal utilizando ele e outro computador com windows. Neste caso aconselho a colocar a impressora no servidor e instalar o servidor de impressão CUPS e no terminal2 com windows vc configura para imprimir no servidor. -- Ataliba Neto. Muitos me

Re: Thin Client - Impressao local

Bom dia, Pelo que compreendi sobre a situação, deveria ser colocado no servidor LTSP os aplicativos samba e cups, utilizando assim o samba para compartilhar a impressora entre a máquinas e o cups sendo usado para instalar a impressora. As vezes que configurei redes utilizando LTSP não passei por

Re: Thin Client - Impressao local

Bem, Aqui eu uso uma máquina LTSP com CUPS e faço a configuração no próprio cups para liberar os ips que podem imprimir nele, eu não precisei instalar o samba, basta configurar o CUPS como exemplo abaixo no arquivo /etc/cups/cupsd.conf em anexo o arquivo com as minhas configurações. No windows

Thin Client - Impressao local

Galera, alguem ja fez isto antes. Tenho meu servidor LTSP rodando e tenho as devidas estações de trabalho. | LTSP | ---| |- | Terminal1 | | Terminal2 | No terminal1 tenho uma impressora local instalada.

how to mount usbpen on thin client?

Hi, every body I use a server to manage several thin clients, everything is correclty running but the usb pen, and sound are not correct. In the thin client the is a usb port, I want to use it, how to mount it, in other word it there a possibility to redirect the usb port to the thin cleint

Re: how to mount usbpen on thin client?

By the normal way you have to mount the pen like on every other pc. But if you use a ultra thin client you'll have to get the usb/ip [1] module. but it's still at alpha version. Regards [1] http://usbip.naist.jp/ Am Dienstag, den 27.06.2006, 02:30 -0700 schrieb belahcene abdelkader: Hi, every

Thin Client + RDesktop

Bom dia Galera, Alguém conhece uma distro do linux, pode ser mini como o coyote, que venha com o rdesktop? Ou alguma solução interessante para uma rede em que várias máquinas acessam o windows por terminal server, pois gostaria de estar utilizando o linux nas estações, mas iniciando somente os

Re: Thin Client + RDesktop

http://pxes.sourceforge.net/ boa sorte On 6/8/06, Thiago Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bom dia Galera, Alguém conhece uma distro do linux, pode ser mini como o coyote, que venha com o rdesktop? Ou alguma solução interessante para uma rede em que várias máquinas acessam o windows por terminal

Re: Thin Client + RDesktop

Muito boa: http://thinstation.sourceforge.net Thiago Santos escreveu: Bom dia Galera, Alguém conhece uma distro do linux, pode ser mini como o coyote, que venha com o rdesktop? Ou alguma solução interessante para uma rede em que várias máquinas acessam o windows por terminal server,

Re: Thin Client + RDesktop

Kurumin !! Em Quinta 08 Junho 2006 10:37, Thiago Santos escreveu: Bom dia Galera, Alguém conhece uma distro do linux, pode ser mini como o coyote, que venha com o rdesktop? Ou alguma solução interessante para uma rede em que várias máquinas acessam o windows por terminal server, pois

Re: Thin Client + RDesktop

Debian-BR-CDD! É legal, pois és muuito estável. E vc pode ir utilizando ela mesmo pra flexibilizar e sensibilizar o povo sobre o Linux, pois tem vários aplicativos. Além disso vc pode utilizar somente o desktop leve se preferir. Abraço, 2006/6/8, Maicon Saul Faria [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: software thin client

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Carlos Aramburu wrote: Buenos días. Estoy intentando encontrar alguna minidistribución para usarla como thin client contra un servidor citrix. La idea es instalarla en unidades epatec, sin pagar la licencia de la distro elux, que es con la que

software thin client

Title: software thin client Buenos días. Estoy intentando encontrar alguna minidistribución para usarla como thin client contra un servidor citrix. La idea es instalarla en unidades epatec, sin pagar la licencia de la distro elux, que es con la que vienen estos epatec. Buscando encontré

Thin Client boot problem

255.255.255.0; option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2; option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; option routers 192.168.1.1; } # file server host server2 { hardware ethernet 00:30:05:53:3d:8d; fixed-address 192.168.1.8; } # Thin Client host client1 { hardware ethernet 00:08:c7

Re: running one thin client?

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:40:15 +0200, Cameron Matheson wrote: So my computer is kind of loud which is drawing some complaints from other people in my room at night... This is pretty simple with gdm. Install gdm on both systems and set gdm on the desktop to allow remote tcp connections (there's a

Re: running one thin client?

Cameron Matheson wrote: So my computer is kind of loud which is drawing some complaints from other people in my room at night... anyway, i'm thinking about moving the compute downstairs and using my laptop as a thin client (i really hate turning my computer off and losing uptime... garg

running one thin client?

Hey guys, So my computer is kind of loud which is drawing some complaints from other people in my room at night... anyway, i'm thinking about moving the compute downstairs and using my laptop as a thin client (i really hate turning my computer off and losing uptime... garg). anyway, the laptop

Re: running one thin client?

On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Cameron Matheson wrote: So my computer is kind of loud which is drawing some complaints from other people in my room at night... anyway, i'm thinking about moving the compute downstairs and using my laptop as a thin client (i really Excellent idea. I've run laptops

Re: Thin-client

Bonjour, Le dim 31/10/2004 à 18:33, Vite a écrit : Bonjour, je fais appel à vous car je voudrais acheter un thin-client type openbrick et y installer une distrib debian pour y mettre un serveur dhcp, dns cahe, proxy, firewall, serveur samba, http...Je me suis rendu sur des sites

Thin-client

Bonjour, je fais appel à vous car je voudrais acheter un thin-client type openbrick et y installer une distrib debian pour y mettre un serveur dhcp, dns cahe, proxy, firewall, serveur samba, http...Je me suis rendu sur des sites distributeurs mais je me pose pas mal de questions. Ce type de

Re: Thin-client

Vite wrote: Bonjour, je fais appel à vous car je voudrais acheter un thin-client type openbrick et y installer une distrib debian pour y mettre un serveur dhcp, dns cahe, proxy, firewall, serveur samba, http...Je me suis rendu sur des sites distributeurs mais je me pose pas mal de questions

Re: Thin-client

Hervé Desrues wrote: Vite wrote: Bonjour, je fais appel à vous car je voudrais acheter un thin-client type openbrick et y installer une distrib debian pour y mettre un serveur dhcp, dns cahe, proxy, firewall, serveur samba, http...Je me suis rendu sur des sites distributeurs mais je

Re: Laptop Elitegroup A535/A530 ? Mobile Thin Client?

Am Samstag, 14. Februar 2004 16:42 schrieb Rainer Unkenstein: Vielleicht kommt ein gebrauchtes Notebook in Frage? für 500 EUR kann man schon vernüntiges bekommen. Hi, ich hänge mich mal hier dran: Der Desknote war mir auch schon als supergünstig aufgefallen (500 Eu)! Speziell suche ich für

Re: Old x486 as thin client

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 05:00:27PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: The biggest problem I see is that 486s had really minimal video support. 640x480, *maybe* 800x600 if you're lucky. A small color pallet, probably 256 max (8-bit). I think you're selling the VLB hardware a bit short there - I

Re: Old x486 as thin client

on Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 11:16:10PM +1300, Richard Hector ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 05:00:27PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: The biggest problem I see is that 486s had really minimal video support. 640x480, *maybe* 800x600 if you're lucky. A small color pallet,

Re: Old x486 as thin client

Where could one find a stockpile of this paleolithic hardware? -- Don Werve [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unix System Administrator) Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn bork! bork! bork! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: Old x486 as thin client

on Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 04:46:07PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Where could one find a stockpile of this paleolithic hardware? In a paleolithic hardware store. Rumor is that my local school district has a warehouse filled with systems dating back to Apple ][s and other

Re: Old x486 as thin client

on Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:56:35PM -0600, Mark Gillingham ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'm a newbie, but have some experience with rdesktop and Terminal Services on W2K. That is, I think it would be suitable for some purposes at our foundation. We have a number of old Zeos (AMD5x86) boxes

Re: Old x486 as thin client

On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 11:04:56AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: I have always wanted to do this. How do you have the 486s run an X server without an OS? Or do they get a base Debian install? You need at least a minimum OS installed to provide an infrastructure for X. A light

Old x486 as thin client

I'm a newbie, but have some experience with rdesktop and Terminal Services on W2K. That is, I think it would be suitable for some purposes at our foundation. We have a number of old Zeos (AMD5x86) boxes with 300MB drives that are all alike so parts are available. I installed X11 on one and

Re: Old x486 as thin client

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:56:35PM -0600, Mark Gillingham wrote: In your opinion, am I wasting my time doing this? No. In fact, the local school districts recently were threatened by Microsoft, the school districts gave MS the finger and switched

Re: Old x486 as thin client

My 133MHz 5x86 with VLB video was just barely adequate to run X11. The bottleneck is the video card, not the CPU. Same problems with a 50MHz 486DX2. Jeffrey Quoting Mark Gillingham [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm a newbie, but have some experience with rdesktop and Terminal Services on W2K. That is,

Re: Old x486 as thin client

On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:56:35PM -0600, Mark Gillingham wrote: ... is rdesktop suitable for my purpose of displaying normal Windows apps (e.g., Office). Thanks for your thoughts. I don't know. But I do know this: VNC works great for the purpose and it's enormously easier to use. -- Carl

Re: Old x486 as thin client

On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 11:04:56AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:56:35PM -0600, Mark Gillingham wrote: In your opinion, am I wasting my time doing this? No. In fact, the local school districts recently were threatened

Re: Old x486 as thin client

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 07:16:32PM -0500, Andy Firman wrote: I have always wanted to do this. How do you have the 486s run an X server without an OS? Heh, you don't. Or do they get a base Debian install? Get a base Debian install, fetch a

Re: Old x486 as thin client

to the remote hard drive which is the terminal server. Since the 486 doesn't have a local OS/apps, and is a client to the terminal server, it's called a thin client. Knoppix has this capability built-in (although it requires tweaking in some cases). You can also find info at: http://www.ltsp.org

Re: Old x486 as thin client

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 18:43:10 -0800, Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 07:16:32PM -0500, Andy Firman wrote: I have always wanted to do this. How do you have the 486s run an X server

Re: Mainframe thin-client (was Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn)

on *old* mainframes with the centralized control of resources on a thin-client/fat-server and find any but the most basic similarities is verging on delusion. After all, it's no more difficult to have a printer sitting on your desk, or down the hall with a TC/FS network-based system

Re: Mainframe thin-client (was Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn)

, but to compare the centralized control of resources that existed on *old* mainframes with the centralized control of resources on a thin-client/fat-server and find any but the most basic similarities is verging on delusion. After all, it's no more difficult to have a printer

Re: Mainframe thin-client (was Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn)

myself out of the detested mainframe forever.:) Does anyone wonder why I hate Thin Clients...? ;) I hate to use such strong words, but to compare the centralized control of resources that existed on *old* mainframes with the centralized control of resources on a thin-client/fat

Mainframe thin-client (was Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn)

such strong words, but to compare the centralized control of resources that existed on *old* mainframes with the centralized control of resources on a thin-client/fat-server and find any but the most basic similarities is verging on delusion. After all, it's no more difficult to have a printer sitting

Re: Mainframe thin-client (was Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn)

wonder why I hate Thin Clients...? ;) I hate to use such strong words, but to compare the centralized control of resources that existed on *old* mainframes with the centralized control of resources on a thin-client/fat-server and find any but the most basic similarities is verging on delusion

MuNAS: A Network Audio System for Linux-based Thin-Client Systems

The MuNAS solves the problem that the X Window system does not support the transformation of audio data. It makes the thin-client/server computing model in Linux be capable of executing multimedia applications. The audio data generated by Open Sound System (OSS/Free ) compatible audio

thin client

I am interested in configuring two machines to use thinclient. I installed the new Debian 3.0 on my machine. On the second machine my colleague has a running Windows 98. I would like to allow my colleague use certain applications running on my server side without quitting her Windows session.

Re: thin client

Chavdar Videff said: I am interested in configuring two machines to use thinclient. I installed the new Debian 3.0 on my machine. On the second machine my colleague has a running Windows 98. I would like to allow my colleague use certain applications running on my server side without

OT: Re: thin client

Ron Johnson said: Note, though, that whether it's vnc or an x-server running on win32, it's still won't be a thin client. I guess it really depends on what your perception of thin client is, the company i work for competes with VNC, Exceed, Metaframe, Citrix etc..and these software packages