Eilert wrote:
As thin client based technology is going to need a network based file system. Network based file systems are a mixed bunch.Hi Luciano,
Luciano Andino schrieb:
Same things happens if it is a wireless network, NFS is quite picky aboute networking.
100 % agree
My question is: Is there another way of still using LTSP but replacing NFS services? There are two similar projects (netstation & thinstation) which dispense the use of that service.
Your question made me browsing the the feature lists of those two projects. I'm always open to pick up new ideas and look around for other projects. But here I found that both projects haven't got as far as LTSP has. One of them doesn't even offer to use local devices. And both seem to have a lot in common with LTSP. So to me it seems that LTSP still is much more mature. As to your Re: I would say No :-)
NFS, however, remains a problem, and might be an item to think about. But I'm only a (quite happy) user of LTSP 3, not even 4.1 (guess what - NFS problem :-) ) and am not involved in any development here.
So let's see what the tough guys here will answer to your question, maybe there is already a solution for it.
Rolf
I have heard of people trying to use samba instead of NFS, This should be possible but may not actually solve the problems.
The ideal solution is to be able to use some sort of virtual file system that would remove the single point of failure. Ideally if you have two servers and one of them fails people running apps on that server lose them, but are returned to a login screen of the other server and can continue quickly. Hence adding some fail over into LTSP.
Peter Childs
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