Thanks for that Verner, are there other ways of doing this avoiding the MS 2003 terminal server licences or am I stuck with the wretched stuff because I need to run a windows application? I have tried to run the wretched thing in WINE and it doesn't want to play.
Bill Alsbury BSc.(Hons.), Dip. Comp.,CNE, IT Manager. Spectrum -'Making a Significant Difference' http://www.dcact.org Charity No. 1026475 Reg. No. 1662611 Tel: 01326 371000 Fax: 01326371099 -----Original Message----- From: Verner Kjærsgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 February 2007 21:11 To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Windows programs on LTSP Onsdag 14 februar 2007 12:16 skrev Bill Alsbury: > I am sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find it in the > archive so if someone could point me in the right direction I would be > most grateful. > > > > I am looking to implement a LTSP solution as I have serious bandwidth > issues and mostly non IT literate staff. My major problem is that I > have some specialist software for producing documents with symbols for > users with learning difficulties that appears to be only available on > windows. I want to get rid of all my windows servers for Linux based > ones so I need to know if I install the software on a windows VM on the > LTSP server can the workstations access it via LTSP. > > > > I am not sure how the VM/LTSP combination works and would welcome any > advice on how to resolve the issue as being unable to do this could mean > a MSTS solution, an area to be avoided if possible. ;-)) > > > > MTIA > > > > Bill Alsbury > > Spectrum -'Making a Significant Difference' > > http://www.dcact.org <BLOCKED::http://www.dcact.org/> Charity No. > 1026475 Reg. No. 1662611 > > Tel: 01326 371000 Fax: 01326371099 You could do that, it would work provided that you've got some potent hardware, lots of memory and so. But, given that, it would work just fine. On your clients linux desktop with an icon starting "rdesktop" with lots of parameters, or doing a SCREEN_01 = "rdesktop" ..lots of parameters... - in your /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf file will save your day. This is an example line from one of my lts.conf's: SCREEN_01 = "rdesktop -r disk:drives=/Drives -r sound:local -k da -a 15 -N -s "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" 172.16.3.1" Check what "man rdesktop" says. Get a free VMware server, install it in the belly of your LTSP server, install some MS-Windows 2003 terminal server virtualized in that VMware instance. And off you go. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ 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
