Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread ken_yap
>One of the common discussions on the list is how to convince users to >implement LTSP instead of a MS NT network. > >My suggestion is like the farmer that softens up the ground with a plow >(OpenOffice, StarOffice) before planting the seed (LTSP) that will yield >bountiful fruits (higher product

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread glhudso
One of the common discussions on the list is how to convince users to implement LTSP instead of a MS NT/2000 network. My suggestion is like the farmer that softens up the ground with a plow (OpenOffice, StarOffice) before planting the seed (LTSP) that will yield bountiful fruits (higher product

[Ltsp-discuss] problems with tftp (i think)

2002-03-29 Thread canaryhill
> option routers 192.168.1.254; > option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.254; > option domain-name "itekk.net"; > option root-path "192.168.1.254:/opt/ltsp/i386"; >From what I see above, you should try option root-path "192.168.1.200:/opt/lts/i386"; regards, Bill _

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread ken_yap
I think the answer is somewhere in between. Posting an advocacy article to a technical mailing feels like you're doing something, but is preaching to the converted, so you will get complaints from people who don't need to be convinced. The managers who need convincing are usually not reading thes

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Mandrake 8.2

2002-03-29 Thread Skip Gaede
On Monday 25 March 2002 03:21 pm, Glenn Morse wrote: > Sorry if this is a silly question, but when I went to try to install the > LTSP packages on my snazzy new Mandrake 8.2 box, the installer just > complains that it isn't supported. I would *prefer* not to roll it back > to 8.1, as 8.2 is nice.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Slow network

2002-03-29 Thread jam
Hi > > One thing I am thinking is a problem with how linux > > recognizes memory size. I couldn't get the system > > to > > boot at all until I put a "mem=32M" in my dhcpd.conf > > to tell the loader and the kernel that the memory > > was > > only 32M instead of the 40M that it has. It keeps >

[Ltsp-discuss] Multiple XDM sessions on the server

2002-03-29 Thread jam
Hi Can anybody give me a definite answer to this: I want multiple X sessions on the server and I've RFM many times so this is what I've done: 1) Every user logs in on .. and does startx -- :2..6 etc] Works perfectly, but is inconvenient 2) Put entries into /etc/inittab eg # Run xdm in r

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread Alessandro Selli
Il giorno Fri, 29 Mar 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] così ha scritto: |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 13:19:55 -0800 |Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives | |> Alessandro Selli wrote: |> Slightly off-topic, aren't ya, fella? | |No, exac

[Ltsp-discuss] problems with tftp (i think)

2002-03-29 Thread brunhilde
Hy,   I have a problem with LTSP 3.0 under SusE 7.2.   I have installed all, und the DHCP server works fine too, but i have still problems to run the client. There must be a error with tftp i think. I hope, someone can help me, because i dont know any way more. The Client cant found the kerne

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread glhudso
> Alessandro Selli wrote: > Slightly off-topic, aren't ya, fella? No, exactly on topic. If Microsoft has its way there is no place for LTSP or Linux or Open Source, etc, etc What is Microsoft rightful share of the market? If you ask Microsoft the answer is infinity% (ie. ALL of IT, every la

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread Alessandro Selli
Slightly off-topic, aren't ya, fella? Sandro Il giorno Fri, 29 Mar 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] così ha scritto: |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:20:44 -0800 |Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives | | |Breaking Microsoft's lock

[Ltsp-discuss] RE: Slow network

2002-03-29 Thread Alex Perry
From: Steve Biggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > But, I am using eepro 10MB on both ws and server. That's ok, but you will see much better performance at 100MB. > > You really don't want to know what I am using for > > some > > of these wires, just let me say that I have had > > heavy > > traffic over

[Ltsp-discuss] opening the market to alternatives

2002-03-29 Thread glhudso
Breaking Microsoft's lock on office file formats is critical to a competitive IT environment. Everyone needs to promote StarOffice, Open Office or open file formats (HTML,XML). Get windows users to run StarOffice or Open Office. Every win Office users that is not using Office2000 or OfficeXP ne

Re: Fwd: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Slow network

2002-03-29 Thread Patrick Regnouf
With such symptoms there are several possibilities but that would be good if we could know a bit more about your configuration. For example you might run local cahed name server, band your dhcpd.conf might turn on the "use-host-decl-names", but if for one reason or another your client didn't pic

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] CD Booting

2002-03-29 Thread jam
Matt, Yeah, the /linuxrc script inside of the initrd is trying to mount the disk, so it can read the wireless.cfg file. But, here's the cool thing. You can pass the device name to the /linuxrc script by adding a parameter on the kernel command line. This is done inside the syslinux.cfg file.

[Ltsp-discuss] CD Booting

2002-03-29 Thread Matt Filizzi
even though I think it is a waste of a CD (just based on size), I am in need of making a bootable cd with the wireless project. I took the wireless disk and first just burned it as an el'toro (I love that name!) bootable CD, and it worked almost. it tried to mount the floppy drive. I assume tha

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Slow network

2002-03-29 Thread Julius Szelagiewicz
Steve, connect your workstation *directly* to the server by a crossover cable. see if this improves things. if it does - the network is the culprit: possible multiple segments connected, "dueling" dhcp servers, all kinds of things. if it doesn't - try a differen workstation and / or differ

[Ltsp-discuss] using tmpfs, also known as shmfs

2002-03-29 Thread Wolfgang Schweer
Hi Hans, hi John, perhaps it's better to start a new thread. > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:51:05AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: ... > > Put a line like this into the file /etc/fstab of your ltsp tree > > > > shmfs /tmpshm defaults0 0 > > ---

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP/ThinkNIC HowTo Update

2002-03-29 Thread Rocky Hetherington
On Thu, 2002-03-28 at 04:00, Ken McCord wrote: > I've updated the HowTo I've written on using ThinkNics with LTSP 3.0. > You can check it out at http://www.themccords.com/~ken/ltsp/index.html Thanks, it solved my weird rebooting problem. I had tftpd installed on the server instead of tftpd-hpa.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Restrict Access to "Shutdown" & "Reboot" commands ?

2002-03-29 Thread Johannes Berth
* Koursk OOSeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [29.03.02 11:36]: > Using with LTSP with the classical login manager of > gnome, normal users are able to shutdown or reboot the > server ==> catastrophic ! > How do I avoid that serious problem? RTFM! Hint: SystemMenu=0 in your gdm.conf

[Ltsp-discuss] Restrict Access to "Shutdown" & "Reboot" commands ?

2002-03-29 Thread Koursk OOSeven
Hi, Using with LTSP with the classical login manager of gnome, normal users are able to shutdown or reboot the server ==> catastrophic ! How do I avoid that serious problem? Regards, Koursk __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web