I agree that it is nice to have a windows based X-Windows client like Cygwin and it works great for situations that still require windows. I use Cygwin on my home network and I access my home LTSP server via remote Xsession from linux. Both work, but the session is fastest when running from a LTSP boot floppy!
On Monday 31 March 2003 08:59 am, Edwin J. Wensley wrote: > >One thing I think would be great is an open > >source windows client for connecting to a terminal session. This would > >make it easy to place a terminal server on a windows network and try it > > out > > >without commiting to a full conversion. X-win32 works but it's not > > free or > > >open. > > There already is an open source solution for connecting to a terminal > session from a windows client. I use cygwin/xfree86 on Windows XP to > create terminal sessions to our linux/solaris servers. See > http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-ug.html on how to set it > up (specifically the section "Remote Sessions via XDMCP"). > > >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:01:23 -0500 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: [Ltsp-discuss] NX Project Announcement > > > >--=======438896B======= > >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6C537A26; > > charset=iso-8859-1 > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > >I'll agree, it's not spam. A nice looking product that directly > > relates to > > >the LTSP and this list. He made it clear that a commercial product was > >based on the open source work and offered the open source for use in > > LTSP. > > >Sounds reasonable to me. One thing I think would be great is an open > >source windows client for connecting to a terminal session. This would > >make it easy to place a terminal server on a windows network and try it > > out > > >without commiting to a full conversion. X-win32 works but it's not > > free or > > >open. > > > >At 03:29 PM 3/29/2003 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>This isn`t spam. > >>this product looks somewhat "revolutionary". > >>Yes - usually announcing commercial products on mailinglists is not > > seen > > >>happily > >>by most of it`s members (me too) - but for this one I AM happy, that > > it > > >was > > > >>announced - > >>and since it is open source based I don`t see, why this should be a= > > > > problem. > > > >>we all benefit from that > >>regards > >>Roland > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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.freenode.net ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
