On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 12:33, Jeffrey B. Ferland wrote:
> > I think what you are asking, is "Is there a windows based
> > x-server that you can run, to simulate booting into a Linux
> > Terminal server?"
> >
> > Yes.. there are, although I don't believe that any of them are free

VNC is a good alternative.  It's open-sourced, free, uses bandwidth
efficiently, and is easy to set up.

If you run the vnc server out of xinetd, the Windows desktops will show
your LTSP login in a window.  Once the users sign in, it looks like an X
server.  There are very few client-side options, so there's very little
maintenance outside the server.

There are a few downsides:

1. It doesn't run full-screen.

2. All of the X sessions have to run at the same resolution.  You can
get around this with multiple xinetd entries on different ports, but
then you need to set up the clients to connect to the correct port.

3. You get none of the administrative advantages of LTSP (ie, you still
have to keep Windows running on each desktop).

-David




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