I agree with the Two server idea. But One) Why make one server Windows? Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main server goes down. Two) Why use Win4Lin hardware being cheap make this second server have scsi or fast sata drives that allow for multiple sessions of Windows in vmware to run without slowing it down? Over all vmware is free Win4lin is not. And it works well on linux, real well.
On Monday 14 August 2006 14:32, Ken Cobler wrote: > Krishna Murphy wrote: > > Devraj, Ken, et. al.- > > > > I have the same challenge, but I'm utterly confident that QuickBooks will > > NOT run under Wine - or any other such program. So I'm preparing to > > install Windows Server 2003 as a virtual machine, then QB on it. My plan > > is to allow LTSP users, and perhaps other LAN clients, to use a remote > > desktop connection to the VM, as this box is a dual-processor, dual-core > > 2 GHz/4 G-RAM heavy lifter with the SMP-enabled 2.6 kernel. I doubt they > > will even notice any difference in terminal operations when the Winders > > section is busy, as the TC/QB connections will be sharing a Gbit line out > > of the enterprise switch, which could be split (if need be) into one each > > for TCs and QB/local if need be. > > VMware gives you the ability to run multiple OS from the same server at > the same time. Since hardware is relatively cheap, I would suggest > using two separate servers one for LTSP and one for Windows. Then just > use rdesktop to point to the Windows server. > > If you are only trying to run one application natively (i.e., > Quickbooks), then look at win4lin.com. It creates a VM for Windows that > runs on Linux. You can run Windows 2000 and XP applications with > win4lin. Plus if you only need one or two users to access the Windows > system, you can get two win4lin licenses (cheaper than Windows 2003 > license). > > Ken Cobler > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&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 -- Alfred Nutile 1-877-560-2364 Alternative Sustainable Technology Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://yurtboy.gotdns.com "Spend your money on training and customization not software and new computers" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&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
