I am not sure how I would do this. The current test thin client that I have (1220 PXE for disklessworkstations.com) boots via PXE. I wouldn't know how to get it to read the image off a flash drive. Would I need to use a different thin client to boot from flash drives?
Regards, Aaron J. Wood Sun Tire Services, Inc 904-693-0990 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Chase Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:25 AM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP vs. Embedded Linux OS Thin Client Can you take the images created by LTSP 5 and put them on local media (like a flash drive) to boot the terminal without needing to download the image over the network? Aaron J. Wood wrote: > Hello All, > > Here is my situation. We are a 10 (soon to be 11) store automotive > retail tire and service company. We currently have our own AS400 at > our corporate office that runs our point of sale/inventory/accounting > system that is networked to our retail locations via a dedicated frame relay network (Yuck! > Hate it! Too slow! Too Expensive!). The point of sale (POS) terminals > are currently dumb terminals (Computer Labs International ET2000's) > that do green screen 5250 terminal and printer emulation and connect > back to the AS400. I am in the process of researching options to > provide better functionality to our store operators. I would like to > have the same functionality that we have now (I have looked into > tn5250) and add office applications, email, and a web browser. > > My original idea was to replace the frame network with DSL/Cable > internet access at each retail location and establish Ipsec VPN > tunnels back to the corporate router and do PXE boot at the retail > locations. Some of you read my previous post about PXE booting via a > VPN tunnel and thank you for the help. Although I did get it to work, > the time that it takes to download the kernel and mount the file > system eliminates it as a viable option. I am not sure if reducing the > kernel size will help, but it seems that the transfer rate over the VPN is just too slow. So I am back to the drawing board. > Perhaps there is a way to eliminate the VPN tunnel for the boot > process. I am open to suggestions. > > I know that one option is to have a local boot server at each of the > 10 retail stores, but I would like to avoid adding that much hardware. > I have only recently delved into Linux and am learning things every > day. My question is about LTSP vs embedded Linux OS thin clients. What > are the pros/cons of local boot servers and PXE boot thin clients > versus Linux OS embedded thin clients. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > Aaron J. Wood > Sun Tire Services, Inc > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything > Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Jason A. Chase Director of Technology Gould Academy PO Box 860 39 Church Street Bethel, ME 04217 P: (207) 824-7700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gouldacademy.org/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1510 - Release Date: 6/19/2008 3:21 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _____________________________________________________________________ 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
