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Hello, I was wondering what the best way to go about setting up a terminal server is. I have seen the thin client howto, but I also know that there is a ltsp.org project. The thin client howto doesn't mention ltsp at all, and doesn't seem to require you to download any additional parts/pieces/rpm's. Which is the easiest to do, and which is the best over all? I plan to use a k6-380 /w 96MB of ram as the server, and some 486DX-80's /w 16MB Ram and 1MB video ram as clients. The client computers at this point in time also have 480MB hard drives which I'm not sure how to use in a thin client scheme.
Well, do you intend to run X on your clients? If not, I don't see a big problem...
If you intend to run X, just make light Linux installations on the clients (say Slackware), and make the X servers listen to XDMCP broadcasts, or make X send an XDMCP query to the server of your choice. We had an identical setup at our campus in one of the labs...
Last edited by sewer_monkey; 05-31-2002 at 10:23 PM.
Distribution: Knoppix to play, Slack current, OpenBSD stables
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*bump* to you since I am interested in a real answer as well. Sewer Monkey, I'm sure your solution will work nicely, but what I think kc8cie is asking about is in regards to the www.ltsp.org project, which is all inclusive.
Kc8cie, your hardware setup seems like it should be sufficient, considering most ltsp documentation refers to hardware of similar quality. I would suggest you read ltsp.org documentation as thoroughly as possible, following links to other info, and you should know a tremendous amount more. ltsp.org is not a necessary element in this process, it just expidites it tremendously.
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