Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How does LTSP work?

2007-02-07 Thread Mats Lundqvist
2007/2/7, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wednesday 07 February 2007 05:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been looking into thin client tech, WinTS, Thinstation, NX etc... And I've actually used Thinstation and Win TS. But I can't say that I've really got a grip on how LTSP

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How does LTSP work?

2007-02-07 Thread Jaysen O'Dell
I am taking the fat client approach: Athelon M 2800+ 1GB RAM 17 LCD All apps local Total client cost is $300US. Some advantages I have found. Sound is pitifully easy. Server is just a client with drive(s) added. Users have full applications

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How does LTSP work?

2007-02-07 Thread jam
On Wednesday 07 February 2007 21:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Running firefox as a local app is expensive!     IMHO you need 512M ram (256M for firefox to cache in plus the ram to run the thin client and firefox app, java, flash etc)     You need a processor to do the work, so 200MHz

[Ltsp-discuss] trying to setup a thin-server

2007-02-07 Thread Chris Fanning
Hello all, This is a little off-topic. Hope you don't mind. :( I've been using LTSP successfully for some time. Now I would like to setup thin-servers. I think I've compiled a kernel right but I get the beloved error: pivot_root: No such file or directory Watching the traffic, the diskless

[Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread allen . stone
I'm looking to replace my Windows Terminal Services server with Linux. Here is what I need. I have two Windows/Oracle applications running on a Windows machine, with Terminal Services. It is time to upgrade the hardware/software and the Software company suggests running the applications on one

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Sudev Barar
On 07/02/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have replaced several Windows PCs with Linux, using RDP, and it works fine. I need advise/assistance on how to setup the Linux to eliminate the Windows TS, if possible. Any help would be appreciated. Keep in mind, the application I

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Cody Grosskopf
Although this might not help either, there is a product from Codeweavers called Crossover. I have eliminated the use of a terminal server with this product. It helped me so I thought I would mention it. Regards Cody Sudev Barar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/07/07 10:17 AM On 07/02/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread jyoung
Just to clarify: You currently have a Terminal Server. In the past you were using only Windows Desktops to connect to that TS. You connected to the same TS to run applications on the TS from a Linux box. Now, they suggest running a separate new Oracle Server (this is just a guess on the

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread allen . stone
Jeremy, Thanks for the reply. Here's what I have: 1 Windows Server - running a medical management program; it uses Oracle, which is also on the server. This server is also running Windows TS, and is the PDC. So, pretty much everything is running on this one server. Parts of the program are

[Ltsp-discuss] ltsp4.2 with usb scanner

2007-02-07 Thread Noman yousuf
hi all i have ltsp 4.2 on ubuntu all good. i have a hp scanjet 3400c series scanner . i want to connect that scanner to thinclient . what should i do . waht settings i have to make on lts.conf so that thinclient can pick scanner. thanks

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Ken Cobler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to replace my Windows Terminal Services server with Linux. Here is what I need. I have two Windows/Oracle applications running on a Windows machine, with Terminal Services. It is time to upgrade the hardware/software and the Software company suggests

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread allen . stone
Thanks for the reply Ken. The software vendor want's to setup Windows TS on a separate server from the application server. I thought maybe we could use Linux, instead of Windows. I'm think I need to talk to the vendor further to get a more clear picture of what they want to do. Thanks, Stoney

[Ltsp-discuss] OT: Re: Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Antony Gelberg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the reply Ken. The software vendor want's to setup Windows TS on a separate server from the application server. I thought maybe we could use Linux, instead of Windows. I'm think I need to talk to the vendor further to get a more clear picture of what they

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] IBM NetworkStation 1000 - Boot process

2007-02-07 Thread Stefan Ulrich Hegner
Hi Chuck, There is one thing, I'd like to mention first today: After we mailed back and forth for quite a while, may I comment on your postings as a non-native-speaker? To me it's sometimes not really clear what you want to say. - So if you'd spent at times a few more words, that would make

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] OT: Re: Replacing Windows Terminal Services withLinux

2007-02-07 Thread allen . stone
Antony, They only support their software on Windows. The technical reason for using Windows is probably, that's all they know. I'm finding there's more they don't support, such as Clustering. Why? I don't know. Seems like clustering is somewhat basis these days. This is a medical software

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] OT: Re: Replacing Windows Terminal Services withLinux

2007-02-07 Thread Ben Green
On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:19:33 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, there's not much out there in Linux for medical management. What is medical management and what is out there? -- From Ben Green - Using Tomcat

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] OT: Re: Replacing Windows Terminal ServiceswithLinux

2007-02-07 Thread allen . stone
Medical management software; billing/insurance claims, scheduling, HIPPA, etc. It's a nice, neat software package. The was a software package that ran on Unix, but they didn't keep up with 'the times' (meaning GUI) and fell behind. Most medical management software runs on Windows now. On

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] IBM NetworkStation 1000 - Boot process

2007-02-07 Thread cliebow
point well taken..i often have that problem with people who speak english..chuck Hi Chuck, There is one thing, I'd like to mention first today: After we mailed back and forth for quite a while, may I comment on your postings as a non-native-speaker? To me it's sometimes not really clear what

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Ken Cobler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the reply Ken. The software vendor want's to setup Windows TS on a separate server from the application server. I thought maybe we could use Linux, instead of Windows. I'm think I need to talk to the vendor further to get a more clear picture of what they

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Todd Shoemaker
Ken- Running Windows under VMWare on Linux would still require a Windows server license + Client Access Licenses, and probably introduce VMWare peculiarities, so unless he can get the application running under wine/crossover (a pretty decent possibility), it sounds like the only route is to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Todd Shoemaker
Ken Cobler wrote: Consider the following setup: Linux server running LTSP and vmware (or xen). One guest OS (Windows XP or Windows 2000) hosts the application per the vendor's requirements under vmware/xen. The Linux server runs LTSP for the clients. Ken- Running Windows under

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp4.2 with usb scanner

2007-02-07 Thread Todd Shoemaker
Noman yousuf wrote: hi all i have ltsp 4.2 on ubuntu all good. i have a hp scanjet 3400c series scanner . i want to connect that scanner to thinclient . what should i do . waht settings i have to make on lts.conf so that thinclient can pick scanner.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] trying to setup a thin-server

2007-02-07 Thread jam
On Thursday 08 February 2007 05:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a little off-topic. Hope you don't mind. :( I've been using LTSP successfully for some time. Now I would like to setup thin-servers. I think I've compiled a kernel right but I get the beloved error: pivot_root: No such

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread jam
On Thursday 08 February 2007 05:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to replace my Windows Terminal Services server with Linux. Here is what I need.  I have two Windows/Oracle applications running on a Windows machine, with Terminal Services.  It is time to upgrade the hardware/software

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacing Windows Terminal Services with Linux

2007-02-07 Thread Ken Cobler
Todd Shoemaker wrote: Ken- Running Windows under VMWare on Linux would still require a Windows server license + Client Access Licenses, and probably introduce VMWare peculiarities, so unless he can get the application running under wine/crossover (a pretty decent possibility), it sounds

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] OT: Re: Replacing Windows Terminal ServiceswithLinux

2007-02-07 Thread Ben Green
On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:36:28 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Medical management software; billing/insurance claims, scheduling, HIPPA, etc. It's a nice, neat software package. The was a software package that ran on Unix, but they didn't keep up with 'the times' (meaning GUI) and fell

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] keyboard mapping problem

2007-02-07 Thread Tomoki Taniguchi
Thank you for you suggestion. Unfortunately there is no build_x4_cfg in my /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/ directory. there is however a xorg.conf already in the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/X11/ directory. Perhaps we are using different versions of LTSP. I am using the ltsp-server-standalone package in UBUNTU 6.10,