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From: Rahul on 4 Mar 2010 16:37 I wanted to deploy a bunch of terminals whose only use is as remote desktops to a central server. While exploring suitable linux distros I found ThinStation Linux. http://www.thinstation.org/ Maybe there are others too. tsclient+rdesktop provides connectivity to all sorts of server-OS's I would think of connecting to. But what's a good, cheap hardware choice? I found Wyse and a cople of other vendors but they seem to sell the HW+OS etc. Any other suitable, cheap hardware to run Linux off? -- Rahul
From: jan olieslagers on 5 Mar 2010 04:11 Rahul schreef: > I wanted to deploy a bunch of terminals whose only use is as remote > desktops to a central server. While exploring suitable linux distros I > found ThinStation Linux. http://www.thinstation.org/ Maybe there are others > too. tsclient+rdesktop provides connectivity to all sorts of server-OS's I > would think of connecting to. > > But what's a good, cheap hardware choice? I found Wyse and a cople of other > vendors but they seem to sell the HW+OS etc. Any other suitable, cheap > hardware to run Linux off? I hope you are aware that a thin client does not really need an O/S? It could actually be said that the philosophy of Thin Clients is to have a maximum of intelligence and software on the server side, and as little as possible on the desktop. The Wyse thin clients that I worked with (several years ago now) were indeed not much more than a DHCP-client plus an X-server (yes, server! however confusing that may sound). Sun used to market a thin client, called SunRay, that left even the X-server on the server side. If one wants cheap (and who doesn't?) one also considers cost of maintenance - with these thin clients, maintenance, and the according downtime, is limited to a flash upgrade now and then.
From: Joe Beanfish on 5 Mar 2010 13:17 On 03/04/10 16:37, Rahul wrote: > I wanted to deploy a bunch of terminals whose only use is as remote > desktops to a central server. While exploring suitable linux distros I > found ThinStation Linux. http://www.thinstation.org/ Maybe there are others > too. tsclient+rdesktop provides connectivity to all sorts of server-OS's I > would think of connecting to. > > But what's a good, cheap hardware choice? I found Wyse and a cople of other > vendors but they seem to sell the HW+OS etc. Any other suitable, cheap > hardware to run Linux off? > This site might help... http://www.mini-itx.com/
From: Rahul on 5 Mar 2010 15:11
jan olieslagers <adelco_gene_zever(a)skynet.be> wrote in news:4b90caaa$0$2877 $ba620e4c(a)news.skynet.be: > I hope you are aware that a thin client does not really need an O/S? It > could actually be said that the philosophy of Thin Clients is to have a > maximum of intelligence and software on the server side, and as little > as possible on the desktop. True. But I didn;t have the ability to write a Thin Client myself and don't feel like paying Wyse et al for their proprietory client magic. So either I find an open-source, free, client or else I can just install a stripped down Linux version. Those were my thoughts. > The Wyse thin clients that I worked with (several years ago now) were > indeed not much more than a DHCP-client plus an X-server (yes, server! > however confusing that may sound). Sun used to market a thin client, > called SunRay, that left even the X-server on the server side. The problem with Wyse and its ilk is that most of their options online seem in the $200 range minimum. Without a monitor and keyboard. In these days, one can get a baseline netbook for that price. So Wyse seems overpriced for my needs. That's why I feel if I found some cheap hardware I could just install a tiny linux version and use that as my thin client. Some of my need also comes from a peculiar cross-OS need. We have a Windows server. But the clients can run free Linux on them so long as there is a way to RDP. -- Rahul |