> > > We're currently evaluating our options in regards to > > > Microsoft's impending new license program. > > > > The new and improved 6.0 right. > > > I was reading about their wonderful Enterprise license. How > can Microsoft tell another company that they can only run > Microsoft Software? What a joke. I can't see how that could > be enforceable....or even legal.
I didn't get to attend any of our meetings with MS when they were talking about the licensing so I just got second hand info (and I'm to lazy to read) some of the stuff I heard blew my mind. I.e. if we had a p90 that was running ltsp we needed to be able to show the win95 license for it because it came with 95 on it (OEM) > > > > I've done some basic testing with the LTSP but have a few > > > nagging questions: > > > > Ok > > > > > 1) We have multiple locations which are all connected by > > > fiber (T1 - 10MB connections). Is it possible to use the LTSP > > > at all of our locations without having to have a server in > > > each location? I guess my big concern is that we're currently > > > running Windows Terminal server and to change from a > > > centralized server setup to servers at each branch location > > > will seem like a step backwards to management. > > > > What kind of numbers are you talking? > > Approximately 15 locations. Total of about 250 users. Is that all on 1 t1? Or 15 different T1's with 15-20 machines per T1? If it 15 T1's with 15-20 machines you should be able to pull it off (anyone else done this?) I've successfully run 2 terms across our Frame T1 across town with out any sign of slowdown. > > > > > 2) We are already using thin clients (mostly from a company > > > called Esprit Systems - www.espritsys.com). Is there a way to > > > convert these (or other thin clients) to work with LTSP? Has > > > anybody here done that? We have also just purchased some > > > Compaq thin clients (they're actually WYSE stations). Could > > > these be converted too? > > > > I'm not sure there. > > > > > 3) Is it possible to use DHCP across different subnets? > > > > Yes, ISC dhcp is very very configurable. I use it for our > entire network (it > > replace NT4 dhcp) its awesome and yes it will serve > multiple networks and > > subnets as long as you have a relay agent on each network. > > > a relay agent? Would that be a pc in each location or > something that would have to be configured on the routers? Most routers have an option to be a DHCP relay agent were you just tell them what subnet to put forward dhcp request to. From there the dhcp server will find them sniff out what subnet they came from and hand out and IP address accordingly. If not you can put a dedicated box in each location run Linux on it and make it a relay agent (I think you can do this I've never done it myself) > > > > > I'm sure I have more questions but this should get me > started anyways. > > > > Bring em on > > > > HTH > > Matt _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
