There is a great way to do this:
You must locate the Olivetti VNC client and server. This is freeware.
Install and configure the server on your LINUX machine ( Windows NT server
only supports 1 connection at a time). Then install MS DOS 6.x, or Caldera
Open DOS if you can not stand MS, on your two weak pc's. Also, install the
DOS tcp/ip stack and the NIC drivers (or you could install Windows for
Workgoups). This is not difficult. Then install the VNC Client for DOS. Now
you can work just like with Citrix but for free! There are VNC Clients for
every device you can immagine, even the Nokia Cell Phone. If your Linux box
is connected to the Internet you will have access to tour desktop from all
over the world! The VNC Client/server is far more efficient that a remorte X
session.
PS: I really think that Mandrake should put the VNC client/server on their
install because you could do everything that Citrix does for nothing flat!
The sotware is tiny, and supposedly easy to configure.
----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron deRozario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 10:35 PM
Subject: [newbie] Server & 'dumb' clients
> Greetings all
>
> I am interested in teaching myself about networking using the
old-fashioned
> hands on approach, and building a home network. I am wondering if I can
use
> this network to solve the constant problem of both my girlfriend and I
> always wanting to use the one computer at the same time.
>
> I own two older machines - a 486DX4 at 33MHz with 8meg RAM and an AMD-133
> with 16meg Ram (one of those hot-rodded chips for 486 boards that claims
> Pent-75 performance. I would like to connect one or both of these
machines
> to my current desktop (Celeron 333 with 64M).
>
> I am curious to know whether in a network I can use one of the older
> machines as a 'dumb terminal' or simply just running X. Using the dumb
> terminal can I run applications on the server using the server's CPU and
> RAM? As an example could I run CivCTP or Applix using the 486 machine,
but
> have the processing done by the Celeron?
>
> I want to do this so that I can run programmes that require more CPU than
> the older machines have got (at least in the case of the 486-33) and make
> use of the old equipment.
>
> The 486 has two hard drives - 40meg and 80 meg. IS that enough space to
put
> in a cut down Linux? Could I get away with just installing the very base
> components plus X, with all other software on the server? I was going to
> use RH5.2 or 6 because Mandrake is Pentium optimised. Which would be the
> better of the two distros to use?
>
> Just doing a little background work before I sit down and RTFM.
>
> Aaron
>
