FYI: http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/WorkInProgress#NX
-Gadi On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 17:45 -0500, Jim McQuillan wrote: > On Thu, March 2, 2006 3:45 pm, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-01-03 at 09:05 -0700, Roy Souther wrote: > >> Sorry for going off topic a bit. I don't think FreeNX is needed for > >> internal networks using LTSP. > > > > I wouldn't be so quick to make that jugdement. Besides the bandwidth > > savings, which admittedly on a LAN may not be necessary, NX will save > > the running session if it's disconnected. This can be a LIFE SAVER. > > > > I've implemented FreeNX and Thinstation for a large trucking company in > > Ontario. They're in an area that has frequent power outages during > > storms. They have UPSes for a number of fat clients, but now that > > they're running thin clients, the UPSes are redundant. If the power > > does go out, the server keeps running (on a UPS). Everyones' thin > > clients turn off, but their session is automatically saved. When the > > power returns, employees turn on their thin clients, login, and viola, > > they're reconnected to their sessions as if nothing had happened. Of > > course, you can control and instead not automatically reconnect to a > > saved session, but in most cases, auto reconnect is preferred. > > > > XDMCP is great. But, I think LTSP or Thinstation or whatever, together > > with FreeNX/NX, is an awesome combination. And really, why knock the > > bandwidth savings? They could help stave off expensive network > > upgrades. > > > Keep in mind, the increased network throughput doesn't come for free. It > places a significant load on the server, both in terms of memory > requirements and cpu requirements. If you've got the spare horsepower on > your server to run it, then it's awesome. If not, then you have to decide > if the increased bandwidth is worth it. > > All in all, I do think that NX is a great technology, and one of these > days i'm going to spend some time with it and get to know it better. > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Ranbir > > > > -- > > Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu > > Linux 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 i686 GNU/Linux > > 15:35:52 up 2 days, 21:04, 3 users, load average: 0.86, 0.68, 0.47 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 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
