just to run up some test if you dont mind. 

- make sure that forwarding is set
- did you set a firewall of some kind?

regards,
Beavis

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On Apr 2, 2011, at 8:58 PM, Jason Sauders <[email protected]> wrote:

> Due to an unrelated situation, I'm moving one of our fat client labs to thin 
> clients for a more seamless environment. Since we have the RAM available in 
> our boxes (nearly a gig, at roughly 896mb) I wanted to utilize some local 
> resources. Users have told me Firefox and Libre Office are the popular ones 
> to localize. Okay, fine. So I set up a very small test lab here at home for 
> the weekend.
> 
> Server = Dell Laptop, Edubuntu 10.10 64 bit. Fresh install.
> Client = Acer Netbook, 1gb RAM Atom Processor.
> Connected via patch cable.
> 
> If I set up a fat image, the client works fine. Firefox works, I can get to 
> web sites, ping, etc. If I set up a thin chroot and install Firefox to the 
> chroot, update it, and boot the client, Firefox doesn't behave properly. It 
> opens as if there is no theme associated with Firefox. Secondly, it doesn't 
> open any web sites. It just spins and times out.
> 
> If I open terminal on the client (which is basically from the server), I can 
> ping fine. If I open a local xterm on the client, I can't ping. Something is 
> fouling out with the local apps at this point, and I can't seem to pinpoint 
> it.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> I appreciate your time.
> -J
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