From: Abraham C. <amc...@gm...> - 2012-05-29 21:14:14
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Hey, Are you saying I shouldn't do fat clients? And what network switch do you recommend for 20 clients? Also is this a good ssd: http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-64-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-CT064M4SSD2/dp/B004W2JKWG for the server? Thanks, Abraham Close On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Peter D Knight <pdk...@gm...> wrote: > Fat clients are a good way to go because they take less from a server, > however they are more difficult to control in a classroom environment. > The new fat client system with 12.04 looks very exciting. > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ltsp-pnp > I think you should check out the cluster server setup for a thin client > setup to start off. > Yes you need a switch and all the wiring . > I have setup quite a few Tuxlabs and have documented it all . Email me at > pdk.gmail.com if you are interested. > Peter > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Jay Goldberg <jay...@gm...> > wrote: >> >> Further on that, you can only PXE boot computers over an Ethernet >> connection, so it must be connected at all times. You are talking >> about T40 and T60 laptops, but it will be impossible to make them >> mobile with LTSP over wireless, you'd need to install the Linux distro >> to hard disk. >> >> Otherwise, if you are running them as fat clients, with a spare one >> used as an LTSP server, I could see you being able to support 20 >> clients. >> >> Gigabit for fat clients, fast ethernet for thin clients. >> >> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:34 AM, David Burgess <ap...@gm...> wrote: >> > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Abraham Close <amc...@gm...> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Do I >> >> need a network switch to connect the clients to the server or is it >> >> done wirelessly? >> > >> > You need a switch with gigabit speed or better. >> > >> > db >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Live Security Virtual Conference >> > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. >> > Discussions >> > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in >> > malware >> > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> > _____________________________________________________________________ >> > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >> >> >> >> -- >> Jay Goldberg >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > > > > > -- > Peter D Knight > 22 Westfort Rd > Houtbay > 7806 > +27(21)7903579 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > |