Re: [openthinclient-user] OTC network requirements

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi Pippo,

Can you provide some screen capture of the booting process of the OTC client 
where exactly it stops with the error. Could give a cle as what to look for.

b.r.

Jan

From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 23:00
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Subject: [openthinclient-user] OTC network requirements

Hi,

Could anybody point me in the right direction to find the network requirements 
for OTC to work correctly.

Specifically I am having a problem in a new installation where the client hangs 
while booting on "mounting root file system" and have been advised that this is 
probably a networking problem but I don't know what areas of my network to 
check.

Best Regards
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Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

[Jan Magnusson]

Pippo,

Have you looked at the OTC Server logs ? Does the client requests reach it at 
all ?

I don't know, but just a guess: might the MAC address be influenced by the 
transfer of the client from the office environment to production ? Are there 
any PXE clients pending in the OTC Server Manager ?

b.r. Jan

From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 12:49
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Yes there is a Win 2008 R2 as a DHCP/DNS server in the production environment.

Regards
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Hi Pippo,

Have you got any ordinary DHCP server on the production network segment that 
the VM can get hold off?

b.r.
Jan

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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your follow up support.

Both the OTC Server(2008 R2) and the thin client are Vmware VMs on the same 
Vmware server.

They were both on a test Vmware host in a test isolated network environment 
where they worked nicely and I have now transferred them to the production 
network on a production Vmware host but this boot problem cropped up.

I understand it is probably a network issue but I need help tracking down the 
problem.

Best Regards
Pippo



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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Pippo,

And you state that the SAME clients and OTC server worked in your office 
segment ?

How close to the OTC server can you physically get in your production network ? 
Can you connect a client directly to the same switch as the server is connected 
to and there try it out ?

If it works in the office environment but not in the production environment 
with the same clients and server it just has to be in the network.

b.r.
Jan

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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I meant that I cannot boot even one client so ALL clients are having the same 
problems even a test client I have set up in Vmware.

The clients and the server are on the same network and same segment so there 
should be no router or firewall between them.

The windows OTC server has it's firewall completely turned off for the time 
being.

I to feel it must be a network issue but I don't know where to start looking 
for the problem.

Any ideas ?

Best Regards
Pippo

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Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi Pippo,

Have you got any ordinary DHCP server on the production network segment that 
the VM can get hold off?

b.r.
Jan

From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 12:33
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your follow up support.

Both the OTC Server(2008 R2) and the thin client are Vmware VMs on the same 
Vmware server.

They were both on a test Vmware host in a test isolated network environment 
where they worked nicely and I have now transferred them to the production 
network on a production Vmware host but this boot problem cropped up.

I understand it is probably a network issue but I need help tracking down the 
problem.

Best Regards
Pippo



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Sent: 18 January 2013 11:23
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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Pippo,

And you state that the SAME clients and OTC server worked in your office 
segment ?

How close to the OTC server can you physically get in your production network ? 
Can you connect a client directly to the same switch as the server is connected 
to and there try it out ?

If it works in the office environment but not in the production environment 
with the same clients and server it just has to be in the network.

b.r.
Jan

From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 11:57
To: 
openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I meant that I cannot boot even one client so ALL clients are having the same 
problems even a test client I have set up in Vmware.

The clients and the server are on the same network and same segment so there 
should be no router or firewall between them.

The windows OTC server has it's firewall completely turned off for the time 
being.

I to feel it must be a network issue but I don't know where to start looking 
for the problem.

Any ideas ?

Best Regards
Pippo

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Sent: 18 January 2013 10:29
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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Pippo,

"I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt."

Do you mean that there is ONE client that causes this problem or ANY/ALL 
clients ?

If one client, then just forget that client, if all clients then check your 
network for any routers / firewwalls in between segments of clients and the OTC 
boot server. If the SAME clents and server work in your office environment but 
not production then it's a network issue.



From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 11:10
To: 
openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi,

I have successfully installed, booted and tested OTC (Windows) in my office 
environment without major problems and it works beautifully.

The problems I am having are when I installed it in the production environment.

I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt.

Any ideas of what may be wrong would be highly apprecia

Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi Pippo,

And you state that the SAME clients and OTC server worked in your office 
segment ?

How close to the OTC server can you physically get in your production network ? 
Can you connect a client directly to the same switch as the server is connected 
to and there try it out ?

If it works in the office environment but not in the production environment 
with the same clients and server it just has to be in the network.

b.r.
Jan

From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 11:57
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I meant that I cannot boot even one client so ALL clients are having the same 
problems even a test client I have set up in Vmware.

The clients and the server are on the same network and same segment so there 
should be no router or firewall between them.

The windows OTC server has it's firewall completely turned off for the time 
being.

I to feel it must be a network issue but I don't know where to start looking 
for the problem.

Any ideas ?

Best Regards
Pippo

Total I.T. Solutions Ltd.
Independent Information Technology
22/1, Victoria Junction
Sliema SLM 1831
Malta
Office: +356 21335129
Mob: +356 99284827
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Sent: 18 January 2013 10:29
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Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi Pippo,

"I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt."

Do you mean that there is ONE client that causes this problem or ANY/ALL 
clients ?

If one client, then just forget that client, if all clients then check your 
network for any routers / firewwalls in between segments of clients and the OTC 
boot server. If the SAME clents and server work in your office environment but 
not production then it's a network issue.



From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 11:10
To: 
openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi,

I have successfully installed, booted and tested OTC (Windows) in my office 
environment without major problems and it works beautifully.

The problems I am having are when I installed it in the production environment.

I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt.

Any ideas of what may be wrong would be highly appreciated.

Best Regards
Pippo

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Re: [openthinclient-user] No sound on OTC

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi Brett,

There must be some misunderstanding on what OTC is supposed to accomplish.

It's basically only a boot server, not a thin client server. It boots your old 
diskless pcs over the network with a Linux (some ancient Ubuntu 6.04 I think) 
version. Then you connect to some separate client server.

You don't need the whole OTC if you got all your clients already running HP 
Thinconnect.

b.r.
Jan

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Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 03:39
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [openthinclient-user] No sound on OTC

I am trying to get the sound to work on OTC. I see quite a few posts, very few 
resolutions. I previously used 2x TCS, but they have dropped support for that 
product and I have no need for application publishing or the more substantial 
cost. .

I have installed OTC Server on a Windows Server 2012 HP Proliant G4 and all 
seems good, except audio. Sound plays fine from a Win 7 machine RDP to the 
server, just not on an OTCclient. The client machines are a mix of old pc's 
with a number of Dell GX260's and HP t5520 Thin Clients running HP Thinconnect. 
None of them play audio from the remote server.

We do need audio for training videos and they all require digital certificates 
for each user account on the server. So, I could install one computer just for 
watching training videos and have Win OS on it just to remote to the Server and 
play training, but I would rather users be able to have audio.

I've read mixed reports on support for sound with OTC. I have enabled sound in 
the rdesktop application settings and on the Win server. When playing audio the 
mixer on the server shows audio modulation.

So, is it possible to play audio with our setup? If so, where should I look for 
the problem? Should I purchase TC hardware instead of old pc's? What we have 
played audio with 2X TCS, but as mentioned, we don't have that option now.

Thanks for the help.
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Re: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi Pippo,

"I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt."

Do you mean that there is ONE client that causes this problem or ANY/ALL 
clients ?

If one client, then just forget that client, if all clients then check your 
network for any routers / firewwalls in between segments of clients and the OTC 
boot server. If the SAME clents and server work in your office environment but 
not production then it's a network issue.



From: Pippo Loporto [mailto:pi...@totalitsolutions.com.mt]
Sent: Friday, 18 January, 2013 11:10
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [openthinclient-user] Boot Problem

Hi,

I have successfully installed, booted and tested OTC (Windows) in my office 
environment without major problems and it works beautifully.

The problems I am having are when I installed it in the production environment.

I can't seem to get one client past the "Mounting root file system " prompt.

Any ideas of what may be wrong would be highly appreciated.

Best Regards
Pippo

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Re: [openthinclient-user] thin client hardware recommendation

[Jan Magnusson]

Hi,

I don't think there is any reason to experiment: the Ubuntu 6.10 or whatever 
OTC is based on doesn't afaik support ARM processor architectures, it's an 
Intel-x86-only-thing.

I can't really even see any too much reason for OTC to support something like 
Raspberry pi as it's a very homogenous environment: you just make your 
preferred setup on a SD card and easily copy and distribute SD cards even in 
the thousands if so wished. Have a look at http://rpitc.blogspot.com/, there is 
what yo need for the RPi.

The REALLY GREAT THING with OTC for us at least is that in a heterogenous 
environment with a lot of DIFFERENT old pc:s you don't need to 
install/configure/update each and every one of them saparately, but get them 
all up and running in no time at all.

b.r. Jan M



-Original Message-
From: nor...@isic.edu.ni [mailto:nor...@isic.edu.ni]
Sent: Thursday, 13 December, 2012 07:59
To: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [openthinclient-user] thin client hardware recommendation

> hi,

hi, i'm new with thin clients and i'm learning about this.


> we are happy with the zotac zbox. look for a model with nvidia
> graphics and use the OTC nvidia driver
s.

>

is there any experience using OTC with raspberry-pi? Or with any zero client?



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Re: [openthinclient-user] Development

[Jan Magnusson]

Great news !

b.r.

JanM

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Lähettäjä: Jörn Frenzel [mailto:j.fren...@openthinclient.com]
Lähetetty: 04 October 2012 13:47
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Aihe: Re: [openthinclient-user] Development

Dear Marcus,
dear User,

a little late, but here nonetheless my answer and some words in general.

Yes, OTC is still in development. Those of you who're reading the changelogs in 
our (!) repository will know, that there is a lot of activity in it. A new 
major release is comming up this year.

Sure, the installer you can find on sourceforge is quite old, but it is just 
the installer. Keep in mind, that openthinclient has its own package management 
inside.
To make it short, the installer did not change - but you can get a lot of 
updates from our own repos.

Please consider to read:

http://archive.openthinclient.org/openthinclient/v1/manager-experimental/base.changelog

New version comming up soon!

Regards,

Jörn

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On 14.09.2012 21:21, Marcus wrote:
> Hello,
>
> ist Openthinclient still in active development?
> The release date of 1.0.0 is quite a while ago and I couldn't find any 
> further updates.

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