Thanks for explanations.
My thin clients (neoware n3000) are network-boot capable (I checked this
before even started to test OTC server), but I'm afraid that 32 MB of RAM is
not enough to work with OpenThinClient OS. I prepared complete test
enviorment in isolated VMWare Server (OTC server + 3 thin clients) and I
found that 96 MB is minimal amount of RAM needed to full device boot and
operation (connection to terminal server with rdesktop). I removed all
unnecessary packages (Java, Firefox, printserver), but it did not helped
clients with 32 or 64 MB. BTW, which packages are requiered to boot thin
client with minimal functionality?
Maciej Zawado
2008/5/29 Tobias Abt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello Maciej!
>
> Maciej Zawado schrieb:
> > Hello Everyone!
> >
> > The landscape is:
> > - mostly PC-based Active Directory network
> > - few thin clients connected via RDP to Microsoft Windows Terminal Server
> > - DHCP for client configuration
> > - no PXE machines yet
>
> Perfect.
>
> > My thin clients does not always want to connect to Terminal Server, so I
> > want to try to boot them with OpenThinClient and then connect to
> > Terminal Server. I am not an expert with network services like AD, DNS
>
> Fine. To use network boot with OpenThinClient you will have to
> activate the network boot ROM of the NIC. The necessary steps for
> that depend on your thin clients (what brand and model are you using?).
> Often it works like that, here as example a TC with AWARD BIOS:
> - enter BIOS by pressing DEL, F1 or F2
> - go to integrated peripherals and activate the boot rom
> - it might help to make the boot screens visible
> - F10 to save and exit
> - now during the BIOS phase press Shift-F10, Shift-Tab or whatever
> combination your manufacturer has chosen to enter the NIC BIOS
> - change "BIOS disabled" to "INT 19 - Network boot first" or something
> like that.
> - often it is F4 to save and reboot.
>
> Voila, now you have a TC booting via PXE.
>
> Now, you have to install the OpenThinClient package on one of your
> servers in that network (ok, for testing you could also use your PC).
>
> > and DHCP, so my question is - can I run OpenThinClient server in my
> > existing enviornment without affecting non-PXE clients and existing AD
> > and DHCP servers? I can not make any changes to that enviornment and I
>
> Yes, certainly.
>
> All you need is that the DHCP server issues an IP address to the
> thin client. You don't have to (and must not) add special options
> like 66 or 67 (on windows DHCP).
>
> > don't want to cause disaster by installation of OpenThinClientServer.
>
> That is most unprobable. OTC does not modify anything in your existing
> environment except adding network services that can be shut down at
> once should you ever experience problems that you attribute to your
> change (but this, too, is not likely).
>
> > I'm not sure how OpenThinClient will interact with my Acive Directory
> > and DHCP servers - would standard PCs still connect to AD and DHCP
>
> I repeat: it will not change anything there.
>
> > servers after OpenThinClient server installation? Some how-to about
>
> Sure.
>
> > integration OpenThinClient server with Active Directory would also be
> nice.
>
> At the moment we can use AD to lookup and authenticate users. But for
> your setup that should suffice.
>
> > Thanks for help.
> > Maciej Zawado
>
> --
> Bye,
> Tobias Abt
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