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On Wednesday 13 Jul 2011 21:51:52 Bill Longman wrote: |
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> On 07/13/2011 12:38 PM, Grant wrote: |
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> > I suppose I could also do without the PXE layer and all of its |
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> > requirements if I install some sort of minimal storage device (flash |
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> > drive, SD card, USB key, etc.) into each workstation for the boot |
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> > image. I could still push updates to the boot image over the network |
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> > almost as easily as updating the single boot image on the server. |
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> <snip> |
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> > It sounds like I should stick with ethernet for simplicity's sake. |
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> Yeah, PXE on the wire is the place to start if you want to boot across |
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> the network. Start simple. Just get a handful of similar NICs and you |
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> should be set. |
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> >> There's also the option of pre-made hardware thin clients that |
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> >> typically boot from internal flash and simply provide a remote |
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> >> interface to a central server (though most are geared towards RDP or |
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> >> Citrix), and some are even WiFi capable. |
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> > A pre-made thin client could be the way to go. Do you know of any |
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> > that are geared toward open protocols? |
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> Quick query of "the oracle" yields: |
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> http://www.thinlabs.com/products/thin-clients/aden |
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> I have used AXEL thin client terminals and those require a VNC server |
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> instance on your server per thin client, for the scenario that it sounds |
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> like you're envisioning. It does RDP/VNC but you can get it to do |
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> ssh/telnet on a green screen, with several sessions per seat. |
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We've been using Neoware thin clients for a few years now. They run some HP |
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cooked debian version. |
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http://www.hp.com/sbso/busproducts_thinclient.html |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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