I need to build a number of diskless workstations along the following
steps:
1. PXE boot
2. DHCP resolution
3. Load an OS (A shell session is fine, I don't need a GUI
interface)
4. Map a network share (where the application bits live)
5. Launch an application that runs on the workstation not the
server (Read: Not a TS client)
6. Connect to the internet for updates
Has anyone setup something similar using LTSP as a starting point? From
my limited understanding, it appears that the end goal in most
situations is a Terminal Server client, but since I want to harness the
CPU power of the workstations I need the application to run locally.
I tried using the "Thinstation" project that I found on sourceforge and
it works great, except that it is a pure TS client. If I could find an
appropriate NBI file that just drops me to a networked Linux shell
rather than launching a TS session I would be golden :)
I am fluent with Micro$oft products and have a Win2k box and a Mandrake
one as well to load and run any services/application/session managers
that may be needed. The client hardware is PXE enabled and currently
they have 128mb of RAM on each.
I am rather new to Linux, hence the "newbie" questions, any comments are
appreciated!
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