Hi, Thankyou all for your help.
I've got this going using etch and casper. Here are my notes. They're in Spanish but Google should do a good job translating. http://gatopelao.org/?Remote_thinclient Cheers. Chris. On Jan 20, 2008 1:57 AM, jam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 12:06 -0800, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I wondering just how practical this idea is. LTSP seems to be very > > > > remote boot orientated. Do yo really think this is a good idea? > > > > I has a look at http://lessdisks.carookee.com/ at the doc says > > that it > > > > isn't continued because the developer 'Vagrant Cascadian' is now > > > > maintaining the LTSP5 debian packages. > > > > > > Chris for me the advantage would be remote boot is exactly the same > > as > > > local boot. All ltsp-5 development applies and occasionally updating > > the > > > squash image is quick and easy. I just don't have the time now to > > > impliment this as a fully fledged public offering (I boot to ram for > > > other reasons: remote location, guaranteed restart, frequent power > > outs) > > > > > > > I'm also pondering these same thoughts. Let's see if you think I'm on > > the right track. > > > > If I have a remote office with no server then dhcp, ltspfs, lts.cfg, > > etc, would be no use to me unless I have a tunnel set up (right?). And > > to set up a tunnel, I need to have acces to the remote router. If I'm > > relying on a tunnel, then I can't simply ship a thinclient off to any > > remote site and expect it to work. > > > > So, perhaps the tunnel idea would make it worth while to use ltsp5, > > but in my case, I don't have access to the router so perhaps it's not > > my case. (agreed?) > > > > Then maybe I'm better off doing a small debian installation in a > > squashfs and mounting it with a rw flash partition with unionfs as > > Oliver suggests. > > > > Anyway, at the moment I've got as far as ltsp5 going on the flash and > > presenting LDM. ! :) But (excuse me if I'm wrong), the OS is expecting > > $SERVER to work properly. > > > > Any thought would be kindly welcome. > > Chris I agree that you are talking about a stand alone machine not a > thin client. > > What I do (for interest) I've a fairly hefty TC with dual core and 1G > ram. It sits on an oil exploration rig, mid ocean, splashed by sea, > touch screen etc. It DOES use dhcp (once, not twice) and lts.conf. I'm > sure ltspfs and sound work, I just don't need, and have never tried. My > client boots from a local flash squash image to ram. The server is > 'downstairs'. > > I've played only on a 192.168 but if you use the ssh stuff any IP should > work. > > James > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _____________________________________________________________________ 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
