As a matter of fact, such a cd is readily avaolable - you can download iso image from the www.thinknic.com and it will do all those nice things for you on any x86 computer. julius
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Tarjei Huse wrote: > Hi, > > Really LTSP doesn't fit this model very well. Maybe you should consider embedded > > Linux for the remote systems using dialup. The application/X layer running on a > > dialup is pretty painful. Consider the kernel must be downloaded and the root > > volume mounted nfs as a minimum. Then all of the X traffic is run over a dial > > connection. (8<) Not pretty. If your app is text based it may be very doable > > with embedded Linux and a dialup. If your a non-profit how about approaching > > the local high speed provider for a break. > > You could also make a cd that contains the X11 server, some local apps > ans ssh. With the correct setup each user can pop the cd into his/her's > computer boot up and connect to the remote system. You could take this > combo as far as giving each user their own certificate key and use this > for key-based authentication over ssh (haven't done it too much myself > but it's doable) > > This could lower the bandwith costs at startup quite a bit. This of > cource implys that your clients got pc's w/ CD's. But then again a 39 $ > cd player is cheaper that a CITRIX client. > > Tarjei > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
