On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 15:42, Beast wrote: > How much band with is required by each client? I have fast ethernet switch but most > client are only support 10Mbps, is this enough? (around 100 clients) Switch is needed 10mbps on clients can work although things will appear slow.
> actually I did not want to use pure ltsp, I can install local OS and X server, > because all client are having > 4GB hd, but data are stored on server, so no network > mapping ). That is your choice but look at the overall benefits LTSP would be better. > May i ask what is the 'real' benefit of using ltsp? Ease of admin, updating programs, backups and security of data all this as you have to deal with only one machine...the server. Clients can work without being told about essentials of shutting down machines properly etc. etc. You have mentioned costs yourself. > Yes i know it can utilise 'old' PC to run resources intensive apps, but how 'old'? > it mostly depends on how good is VGA card and monitor of clients. Unfortunately most > of old clients are only having limited VGA memory and monitor, which was 'unusable' > when working on linux environment (sure, it was 'usable' on MS windows env. because > most apps are still fine with low res and win driver can utilise vga card better > than X. If you have bunch of old PC's just swap the VGA cards. New ones or like we have done old cards from scrapped machines, came in reaal cheap! 2mb memory for 1024x768 with 16bit(?) colour depth. > So anyone here using old pc as client for day to day working? what is the minimal > requirement? P-1 166mhz with 32mb ram and VGA card with 2mb mem - lot of them in our networks. Even 16 mb with swap enabled will work. > (no flame please...) Why flames....this is a friendly place. -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
