Jay, 7 clients connected to a server comes from the fact the T60s have a limited amount of computing power to sustain 7 clients. At least thats what I read from a guide by Edubuntu. BTW, thanks for the fast answer. Now my only question now is: how do I connect the clients to a server? I have heard that I need a network switch. Still lost on that subject.
Thanks, Abraham Close On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Jay Goldberg <jaymgoldb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure where this '7' number is coming from... > > But, the way that fat clients work is that they boot the same central > root OS from a central server, and execute that OS using local > resources. Once a user logs in, the LTSP login manager will > automatically mount directories from the central server that are > supposed to be persistent, ie if jdoe logs in, /home/jdoe is mounted > and the jdoe sees his/her files just like if he/she logs in on any of > the LTSP clients, whether fat/thin. > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Abraham Close <amclos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> My school is getting 40 - 100 computers from a company getting rid of >> theirs. (There all IBM T60s and T40s.) With the computers we get, we >> plan on setting up a computer lab with LTSP. We have decided that we >> will be using Edubuntu as our OS. From what I have read online it >> appears that a fat client set up is better, due to the hardware in the >> T60s. So I plan on setting up 1 server per 7 clients. I understand on >> how to set up a fat client server (Here the guide I used: >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/FatClients) but I don't >> understand on how to: >> connect a client to server >> or >> how to keep the files in sync across all 7 clients. >> I haven't been able to find any guides, anywhere. Am I >> misunderstanding a few things? Could anyone give me instructions or a >> link to a guide, video... >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Abraham Close >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > > -- > Jay Goldberg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _____________________________________________________________________ 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
