[NTLUG:Discuss] FYI: linux Thin-Client

[MadHat]

On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 08:24, jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
>  I have client intending on employing PXES to recycle thier old PCs.
> Our plan is a to use an MS terminal server to keep everyone happy and
> comfy   ...etc,etc.  However, all the clients will be running a PXES image
> or
> RedHat itself on a small disk with rdesktop in an auto-login users .xinitrc
> file.
> Of course all the f-keys and ctrl+alt+bkspc will be disabled.
> 

rdesktop will disable, forward on, most key combinations.  Though be
warned, term serv will get overloaded very quickly depending on what the
people are running.

> -Jeremy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Snodgrass
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Sent: 3/17/03 9:37 PM
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] FYI: linux Thin-Client
> 
> Might be of interest.... 
> 
> http://pxes.sourceforge.net/
> 
> This is a pretty slick thin client for linux. 
> I'm using this right now. I had to boot from a floppy 
> ( my network doesn't do PCEX and PCEX doesn't support 
> RPL ) but it was almost totally disk-less. 
> 
> The thin-client uses tftp to get the boot image ( or it 
> reads the boot image from a floppy ) and uses XDMCP to 
> login to a remote linux box. It also does RemoteDesktop 
> ( Linux Terminal Services Client ) and VNC. 
> 
> Anyway... I think it's pretty slick. 
> 
> jack 
> 
> 
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