Re: [Thinstation-general] Newbie question(s) about Thinstation/Citrix client setup

[Trevor B. <tr...@ba...>]

Quoting Tom Lyczko <tl...@es...>:

> Hello,
>
> I hope someone could take a moment to answer a few questions.
>
> I work in a non-profit agency, where we've recently installed Citrix.
> Most of our workstations are Win98 with the Citrix client giving them a
> seamless desktop.
>
> I recently discovered Thinstation, burned a test CD using the generic
> live CD version, and tried it out. I got RDP working, but didn't see how
> to get Thinstation working in a manner similar to what we have with our
> Windows clients. I also found the PXES thin client software, too.
>
> I realize I'm a Linux newbie and may be taking on more than I can
> handle...
>
> My questions:
>
> <QUESTION>
> 1. What do I need to learn about and do vis-a-vis Linux and Thinstation,
> so I can create a working Thinstation installation that: a) boots up; b)
> automatically starts the Citrix client (wfica, with a file called 'Full
> Desktop.ica'); c) provides the end user's login; d) after login, the
> seamless desktop appears. (This is roughly how it works with our Windows
> clients.)
> </QUESTION>

Configure your thinstation.conf.network (or if you don't want to use tftp,
thinstation.conf.user - or even in thinstation.conf.buildtime - with
TS-O-Matic) to have just 1 session (SESSION_0_ICA etc.) for your ICA session,
have AUTOSTART=ON and it will run that session. Examples of different settings
are included in the thinstation.conf.example file (also available with your
custom-built downloads via TS-O-Matic).
>
> I have read the FAQ but I didn't find any guidelines about how to set up
> Thinstation so it works in the manner described above, only
> Linux-oriented instructions, etc. Is this all something I have to do
> with build.conf??

The FAQ covers both Linux & Windows, but there are howto's on Windows ONLY
environmnets and on hard-disk & CF card installs.
>
> <QUESTION>
> 2. What kind of minimal Linux server setup(s) do I have to create for
> the purpose of making a usable Thinstation installation?? The available
> spare workstations for this purpose are not very powerful, mainly P3s
> with maybe 128 or 256 megs RAM.
> </QUESTION>

As mentioned by Roine, you DON'T need a Linux server. You can use TS-O-Matic to
build a custom version if you want. If you want to play in that area, I used to
use an old PI with 128Mb Ram as my build, dhcp & tftp server box (no gui).
>
> PXE/network setup etc. is not practical, we don't have enough WAN
> bandwidth. Hard drive or CD installation is best.

Howto's available for both harddisk & cf card install (read both as they cover
ith topic slightly differently). Reread the FAQ, you might find some things in
there (specifically the thinstation.conf<whatever> file specifications
usefull).
>
> I won't struggle yet with local printers (HP Deskjets mainly) or
> network/video drivers, smile!! We have a lot of different workstation
> hardware.

Nic's shouldn't be a problem, but it is advisable to slim down the number of
video drivers you select as X tries them all to work out the appropriate one to
use.
>
> Off-list replies are welcome.

On-list replies are more welcome, as it can give guidance to others who may have
the same questions (especially if they search the mailing-list archives)

Good Luck
Trevor B
>
> Thank you,
> Tom
>
> Tom Lyczko
> Computer & Information Systems Coordinator
> Essex ARC
> tl...@es...
>
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