Hi Loonie, > Thanks for the information on the NX and LTSP as we are very interested > in setting up these components to work in conjunction. > > Would I also presume that the NX Client software is not open sourced?
nxclient is not opensource, but all the core components are. You can set up your own command line client or use free graphical one like knx. You may check that wiki page : http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/WorkInProgress#NX Cheers, Denis > > Sincerely and have a good day, > > Lonnie T. Cumberland > OutStep Technologies Incorporated > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Recommended sites: > > http://www.peoplesquest.com > and > http://www.worldlinktelcom.com > > > > Quoting Denis Cardon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi Lonnie, > > > >> So in what situation would you want to use LTSP with FreeNX together? > > > > FreeNX may be a good option if you have to be carefull about your > > bandwidth consumption and latency (500Kbps for a ltsp terminal, down to > > 100Kbps or less for a NX terminal) . Moreover FreeNX encrypt by default > > all traffic in an ssh tunnel, so if you need tight security, that a good > > option. > > > >> Would it be that FreeNX is used just like VNC so that someone with a > >> Windows machine could access the LTSP server in a similar way that VNC > >> allows for you to do? > > > > NX and VNC are different. When you start a NX session you get a brand > > new session (or reactivate a suspended one). With VNC, you connect to an > > existing XServer. NX currently cannot share a session. NX protocol is > > based on X, which is unix-like specific. VNC has it's own protocol and > > has been implemented for about any existing platform. > > > > You may hack the init script on the terminal to integrate the nxclient. > > Or perhaps someone has already done it. > > > > I usually use both X (normal ltsp configuration) and NX on lstp server. > > This way people with Windows/MacOsX laptop can connect to the ltsp > > server either from local network or from home. > > > >> My guess would also be that if this is the case are there FreeNX client > >> software similar to VNC as well? > > > > There are NX client available for windows/MacOsX/Linux from the > > nomachine.com site. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Denis > > > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Lonnie > >> > >> Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: > >> > >> >On Tue, 2006-28-02 at 12:52 -0500, Lonnie Cumberland wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >>Now I am confused in that I am not sure why a person would need FreeNX > >> >>when LTSP is a very similar item? > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> >They're actually not. LTSP will boot a thin client: FreeNX won't. > >> >Think of NX as a super-duper-crazy-fast upgrade to VNC. They're not > >> >exactly the same, but the overall concept is. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >>Also, when would you use them together? > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> >1. LTSP over a WAN. Boot locally, but work globally (TM). :) > >> >2. Session saving. Can't do that with plain old XDMCP. > >> > > >> >There are many more reasons, but that's it from me. I hope that helps > >> >some. > >> > > >> >Regards, > >> > > >> >Ranbir > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- > > Denis Cardon > > Tranquil IT Systems > > 10 rue du Docteur Bouchard > > 49400 Saumur > > tel : +33 (0) 2.41.67.56.99 > > fax : +33 (0) 2 41 51 71 97 > > mob : +33 (0) 6 81 66 27 62 > > http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- Denis Cardon Tranquil IT Systems http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
