[cumbria_lug] Terminal server on a LiveCD?

[Luke Antins]

Hi Russ.

I think its a good idea, however I would suggest you pxe boot the 
computers rather then using a live cd... (you could cheat and just boot 
the live cd via pxe!!!)

pxe net booting will allow for easier administration if your dealing 
with lots of clients, if you want to roll out updates, just update the 
version on the pxe booting server and reboot the computers... thats 
easier then burning lots of CD' and swapping them out in each computer.

I believe there are some linux terminal server projects around that use 
net booting, but I've not looked into any in detail. Perhaps try looking 
on freshmeat.net for said projects?

Luke Antins

avantman42 at users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> Earlier today I was talking to someone who works for a company that provide
> IT support to small companies. They're a fully Windows outfit, but they are
> apparently investigating the possibility of extending the life of older
> hardware by using Live CDs with a terminal server client like rdesktop. The
> idea is that the CD boots, automatically launches the TS client, and
> connects to the server.
> 
> The result is that the user's first interaction is to enter their Windows
> user name & password at a standard Windows login box. Many users don't even
> realise that they aren't working at their local machine.
> 
> Obviously you need a powerful server, but the money that would have been
> spent buying new desktops could be put towards the server. Plus, the new
> system should be easier/cheaper to administer.
> 
> I don't know which Live CD they are using, but he said that it was on
> SourceForge.net, and was designed to be easy to customise, so I guess it's
> something like Morphix
> 
> What do people think about this? Is it a useful way to start getting Linux
> into businesses? The users won't realise they're using Linux, and in a
> sense they won't be, but the bosses will start to hear about Linux. Could
> we end up with businesses that have Linux clients connecting to Windows
> servers (running Windows apps)?
> 
> Russ
> 
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