On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 03:42:42PM +0530, Ramdas wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
> Is it possible to convert a old intel ( BSD based ) machine with less
> ram & hdd into a thin client.
>
> I want to install minimum BSD on the machine and convert it to a thin
> client.
>
> The idea is to have a secure & robust terminals which can have a
> minimum BSD and a GUI interface for users. This thin client should
> talk to a central server over ethernet or a dial up modem connection .
Yes, provided `less' means 128MB or maybe 64MB; 32MB would definitely
work, but you'll have to be careful in that case.
What's a `BSD interface'? A command-line interface?
Without details, that's about the best I can do. Some things which may
or may not be useful to you:
siteXYtools
some form of binary patching
freeNX, some VNC, or just plain X-over-the-network; or rdesktop,
if you use Windows servers
AFS, NFS, or perhaps unison - it may be useful to allow people
to edit files locally
ipsecctl or similar
However, be aware that not everything actually works (well) over a
remote X session, and do try to actually use a GUI over a dial up
connection before you try to get someone else to do it.
Joachim
