I think you should look into using FreeNX server for your sessions over T1. You'll need to boot some sort of minimal local operating system (using LTSP, a live cd, a usb stick, or something else), then load the NX Client and run all the applications on the remote server.
-Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've tried to follow this guide to get LTSP to boot from a USB Flash Drive, > but with no sucess: > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/BootingFromLocalDevice > > I am in need of some guidance and was hoping someone could give me some > insight on how to accomplish this. > > First a little background on my system. My company has 6 locations in 3 > different states. I work at the main branch which also houses the main > server. The remaining 5 branches connect back to the main branch via T1 > lines. Right now we run NCD thin clients that boot across the T's and the > end users login to the main server, run X, etc, across the T line. This > works fine, except as we have grown over the years, gotten more users, it is > getting slower and slower. Anyway, to make a long story short, I setup one > of our branches to use a local LTSP server and they only pull one app across > the T. This works great! However, my boss wants me to come up with a backup > plan in case that server goes down. I have tried to have them boot LTSP > across the T, but it is extremely slow! What I would like to do is install > LTSP on a bunch of USB keys that they can load up when/if their LTSP server > crashes. That way they are still running X locally, they would get their IP > via DHCP an d w > ouldn't have to NFS mount the root directory (which seems to be why booting > over the T is so slow). > > Any ideas how I can get this done? > > Thanks, Andrew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.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.freenode.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.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.freenode.net
