Really?
Does it work out of the box?
SLS
----- Original Message -----
From: Ripcrd6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Server & 'dumb' clients
> VNC is on the Mu Linux distribution.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stephan schutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> >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]>
>
> >
> >> 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
> >>
>
