Linux Terminal Server Essay

[Ned D Hanks]

Steve Meyers wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 13:21, Mike wrote:
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> Here's how LTSP works.  All of the processing takes place on the
> server.  That's why you use one beefy server, and lots of lightweight
> terminals.  The terminals only run X, and connect to the server.  The
> programs run on the server, and the display and keyboard/mouse input are
> ferried across your ethernet connection.

This is what the rest of the 'X' world calls x-terminals.  At my work we 
used x-terminals allot.  A few years ago we evaluated 'Thin Clients', 
which were just beefed up X-terminals.  By the way we use HP systems, 
servers and xterminals.  I also have used IBM servers and xterminals.

The process is essentily the same, except the x-terminals would download 
their 'OS' from the server.  We use old, i.e. 6+ years, HP servers.  The 
biggest performance issue we had was screensavers, they used alot of CPU.

I have wanted to see if I can get my x-terminal to use a Linux server to 
download its OS.  I have been able to get a x-terminal to logon to a 
Linux server, using gdm, but it got its code from a HPUX server.

Ned