Dell,
Hey. Thanks so very much.
Jesse
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:41 AM, DigiDT <dthornh...@cleanersupply.com>wrote:
>
> Actually, I was just drafting a response to your post :) I think using
> thin
> clients is a fantastic idea but there's a lot of logistical hurdles to
> overcome when initially setting up a centralized computing environment.
> I'm
> not saying it's impossible (or even impractical) to use thinclients, but
> there's a lot of things to consider. I'm at work right now so I'll
> probably
> post something either later today or tomorrow AM.
>
> However in the mean time there are some resources online that can kind of
> give you the gist of what thinclient (aka centralized computing) is all
> about and the fundamentals of how it works.
> http://www.thinclientcomputing.net/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client
> http://www.thinclient.net/thin_client_computing.html
> Cheers!
> -Dell
>
>
> Jesse Gentile wrote:
> >
> > Hi all. I posted something a few days ago about using thin clients to set
> > up
> > computer labs in third world countries. I realize it may be more of a
> > beginners question. Nobody has answered it but I see some other questions
> > here being answered. Should I understand this to mean that I need to go
> > elsewhere to find someone willing to talk about the more basic aspects of
> > thin clients? Anyone willing to suggest where I might turn?
> >
> > Jesse
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:10 AM, DigiDT
> > <dthornh...@cleanersupply.com>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Philipp,
> >> I don't mean to hijack the thread but I'm very interested in the thin
> >> clients you linked; are there any resellers in the USA?
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> Philipp Rüger wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi G,
> >> >
> >> > there is an experimental version of otc available on the experimental
> >> > repository. With the update of base python and some other packages our
> >> > own new Intel Atom TC are working.
> >> > http://openthinclient.com/en/hardware/83-modell-1697
> >> > If i remeber exactly the Realtek network chipset was the problem. By
> >> > adding the needed drivers over a backport our thinclients are working
> >> now.
> >> > A turorial for activating the experimental repository is available on
> >> > openthinclient.org (
> >> >
> >>
> http://openthinclient.org/Packages?highlight=nfs#Configure_package_resource_list
> >> > )
> >> >
> >> > Good luck
> >> >
> >> > Freundliche Grüße | Best regards
> >> > Philipp Rüger
> >> > Telefon: +49 711 1378 636-3
> >> > Handy: +49 176 6237 83 25
> >> > mailto:p.rue...@openthinclient.com
> >> > openthinclient gmbh, Hirschstraße 29, D-70173 Stuttgart
> >> > Amtsgericht Stuttgart: HRB 245 177; USt-ID: DE216017092
> >> > Geschäftsführer: Alexander Stecher, Martin Kreiner
> >> > http://openthinclient.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Gene Cooper schrieb:
> >> >> Hi Folks,
> >> >>
> >> >> We just got in an Intel D945GSEJT mainboard for evaluation. It looks
> >> >> like a
> >> >> great board for use in thin clients...feature-wise.
> >> >>
> >> >> We can boot the board using PXE in a simple DRBL setup on our
> >> workbench,
> >> >> but
> >> >> it will not boot using OpenThinclient.
> >> >>
> >> >> When attempting to boot from OpenThinclient, the board will not even
> >> grab
> >> >> an
> >> >> IP address from the primary DHCP server (as seen in the logs). We
> >> tried
> >> >> alternate DHCP servers (Linux and Windows) and alternate OTC servers
> >> >> (both
> >> >> known-working Windows OTC servers).
> >> >>
> >> >> Do I just give up? And never use Intel ITX mainboards, no matter how
> >> >> inexpensive they are? ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> Might anyone have any advice in this case?
> >> >>
> >> >> Is anyone successfully using Atom-based thin clients with OTC?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> >>
> >> >> G
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
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