Thanks for that, David. This looks like it would achieve what I was after.
I suppose that might be the best of all worlds - most would have an internet-connected PC already and if either a boot CD or boot USB drive was "issued" to them preconfigured, they could boot from that and give their PC an alternative personality, removing access to their Windows drives. Remove the CD or USB and it's back as it was. If the host OS isn't running and the host's disks aren't accessible, why should I care, even if there is a Trojan or virus on it? Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Guest Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2007 08:46 To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Alternative "Remote Client" Greg Twyford wrote: > David Guest wrote: >> Chris Tansell wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am looking for an alternative Terminal Services client. I don't >>> want to >>> suggest any particular technology or any design concepts here, as >>> this might >>> prejudice the answer. As a block diagram, I'd draw it as a router >>> that can handle a VPN-endpoint, >>> with a screen, keyboard and mouse "plugged into it", and some >>> non-volatile >>> way to store info on its target. Doesn't matter if it needs a PC (or >>> whatever) to configure it. >>> >>> No PC, no virus's, nothing to hack, nothing to rebuild, take it off the >>> shelf, enter a few parameters, plug it in and off it goes. Users can't >>> fiddle with it, their kids aren't interested in it and it's not worth >>> stealing. >>> >>> Does something like this exist? What answers are out there? >>> >> We're picking up Netvistas off ebay for about $60. >> >> David > > David, > > Are you using them on the practice LAN or from a remote location? If > the latter how do the TS/VPN? VPN router, some installable remote > control/VPN/thin client software? In our configuration at the surgery we just put a network boot CD in the CD-ROM player and then they require no further configuration (at least on the machine). Chris sounds like he wants a remote network device that "just works". You are going to need something to persist your authentication in that case. If it were me I'd load Xubuntu and use remote passwordless SSH authentication as we have discussed previously. The Netvistas have a hard drive but you might be able to do it off a custom built CD or a USB key. Something like a knoppix CD with the home directory on the USB key would be another option. I think Tim used to do a bit of this. David _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
