Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-23 Thread Rob Owens
I spoke to Gideon Romm and Symbio Technologies (www.thesymbiont.com) a while back and he mentioned having a product that would allow local booting of a basic operating system, which then provides a remote connection to a full operating system. I think it was able to use ssh, VNC, RDP, or NX

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-22 Thread jam
On Friday 20 June 2008 23:28:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you take the images created by LTSP 5 and put them on local media (like a flash drive) to boot the terminal without needing to download the image over the network? There are many ways to skin a cat.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-22 Thread Jason Chase
Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client Can you take the images created by LTSP 5 and put them on local media (like a flash drive) to boot the terminal without needing to download the image over the network? Aaron J. Wood wrote: Hello All, Here is my situation. We

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-22 Thread Aaron J. Wood
vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client 2008/6/20 Aaron J. Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I know that one option is to have a local boot server at each of the 10 retail stores, but I would like to avoid adding that much hardware. I have only recently delved into Linux and am learning things every day. My

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-22 Thread Jason Maas
Hi Aaron, On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Aaron J. Wood wrote: I am not sure how I would do this. The current test thin client that I have (1220 PXE for disklessworkstations.com) boots via PXE. I wouldn't know how to get it to read the image off a flash drive. Would I need to use a different thin

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-21 Thread Sudev Barar
2008/6/20 Aaron J. Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I know that one option is to have a local boot server at each of the 10 retail stores, but I would like to avoid adding that much hardware. I have only recently delved into Linux and am learning things every day. My question is about LTSP vs embedded

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-21 Thread Jason A. Chase
Right. If you don't need sound NX or SSH/VNC would be a good low bandwidth alternative for remote desktop software. - Sudev Barar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/20 Aaron J. Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I know that one option is to have a local boot server at each of the 10 retail stores,

[Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-20 Thread Aaron J. Wood
Hello All, Here is my situation. We are a 10 (soon to be 11) store automotive retail tire and service company. We currently have our own AS400 at our corporate office that runs our point of sale/inventory/accounting system that is networked to our retail locations via a dedicated frame relay

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-20 Thread Jason Chase
Can you take the images created by LTSP 5 and put them on local media (like a flash drive) to boot the terminal without needing to download the image over the network? Aaron J. Wood wrote: Hello All, Here is my situation. We are a 10 (soon to be 11) store automotive retail tire and service

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client

2008-06-20 Thread Aaron J. Wood
Tire Services, Inc 904-693-0990 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Chase Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:25 AM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client Can you take