> hmmm. this is quite dangerous because staroffice eats a lot of memory. it
> must have a very high niceness value. hehehe. remember that diskless
> workstations do not have the swap space a regular PC would have.
> therefore, swapping must be prevented at all costs.
Hmm... what about if we have enough RAM on the application server?
> but, if you are just exporting the X display to the Xserver in the
> workstation. i believe this is enough.
That's what we're planning. All software runs on the server. The terminals are
dumb terminals.
> the Intel EEPro comes with something called PXE. you can install the PXE
> daemon on the server eliminating the need for a bootrom. this reduces the
> time it takes to install a diskless workstation. this makes the solution
> totally: plug, play and forget.
Tell me more about this. Where can we get it?
> > LAN hub (16-port)
>
> oooooooppppsssssssssssssssss! better rethink this. i believe a switch is
> necessary. however, for the exporting Xdisplay method it may work.
OK. Any recommendations?
Thanks!!! God bless!
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