On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:26:38 +0100 (CET) Piotr Giza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello everyone. It is my first post to this group since I subscribed > to it and tried to use LTSP only yesterday :( > > I have been using x-terminals created by Solucorp Exterminals Project > since 1999 (http:www.solucorp.qc.ca) and I have installed a rather > powerful server with about 50 terminals in my rather big university network. > Most of the terminals have the printer access, some have the souncard > access and all of them have a floppy and cd access. All this has been > implemented by xterminals since 1999 and gradually improved. > > Nevertheless, I intend to switch to ltsp, mostly because of bugs and very > little support for recent versions of xtermkit. > > I have two questions: > > 1. Is it possible to create a boot floppy in such a way that the etherboot > (I got the image from www.Rom-O-Matic.net) after detecting the local dhcp > server and setting up the ip parameters, wouldn't try to get the kernel > (via tftp) from the dhcp server would use anover machine instead, namely > my server. It is also important to me thet the terminal wouldn't try mount > the root filesystem on the dhcp but on my server. This was possible at the > stage of creating bootdisk by passing kernel startup options via > lilo.conf. Very possible and very easy. There is a setting in the DHSP config called 'root', set this to the server and filesytem you want and all is good. > This is iportant in large networks like my university network where there > already is a dhcp server, machines have their external addresses and I > just want to do a relatively small additional network with a server (the > application server with X, ftfp, nfs and everything that ltsp needs) and > terminals that may boot under Win (if people need it) or as linux > terminals. > > I tried that yesterday and I failed (at anover university in my town) just > because that: the etherboot, after initializing, wanted to get the kernel > from the dhcp instead of my server. I even configured the dhcp on my > server, but it didn't help because my server and the terminal were in > different subnets. Besides, the local admins would not be happy to see > another dhcp server working in their network, I am afraid. OOPs, not having access to the DHCP servers could be a problem, in which case ignore the above solution > This is a serious problem that may prevent some peaple from using ltsp, > but I believe some of you know the solution. > > 2. Is there support in ltsp for usb printers (like some HP Laser- and > Desk- Jets) and if so, how to set things up? I didn't find it in the docs. > > Finally, thenks to all of you for spotting and forcing Macromedia to fix > the flash problem with x-terminals that that plagued my 250 users for > ages. > > All the best > > Piotr > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > http://www.vasoftware.com > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _____________________________________________________________________ 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
