Re: Welcome to Feisty Fawn

Why are we doing this?

The picture looks cool. However, this forces one to place 4 to 8
computers close together. It also wastes a good processor. Everything is
64 bit dual core these days. Even if you get a low end processor you
should be able to put about 20 thin clients on it. Assuming you have
enough RAM.

My test hardware

   1. Server = Pentium 4 ( 2 gig I think )
   2. RAM = 2gig
   3. Thin Client = Old Pentium 2 Compaq
         1. No HD
         2. 128 RAM ( or about that )

I did get a thin client from http://www.disklessworkstations.com/ . I
can't remember which one at the moment. One of the low end ones.

I'm going to the ASTE conference on the 25. I'm setting up a small lab.
I'll have better specs and pictures then.

Shane Spencer wrote:
> actually, let me get to the point :)
>
> If the terminal client is a linux box, no matter how beefy, and can
> support multiple video cards on a PCI bus then you can add extra heads
> to each box instead of buying a whole new setup to add another
> terminal client station. Any of your clients that appreciate your
> solution but need more workstations in a cost effective way may find
> this useful. Each head is capable of isolated input devices and an
> isolated connection to the terminal server. This includes anything
> within a specific USB chain if you are a spiffy script kiddie.
> Userful Multiplier is a comnmercial solution to this, I used straight
> X as well as a Xephyr solution for testing.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiseat
>
> Just *munch munch munch* food for thought if it hasn't come up yet.
> Happy V-Day aklug.
>
> On 2/14/07, Shane Spencer <shane@bogomip.com> wrote:
>
>> Yeh :) I fully understand how it works. Its neat that you can offer
>> something of that scale off a single system. What are the terminal
>> clients made of?
>>
>> On 2/14/07, Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I should be able to do 30 or more thin clients on a 64 bit dual core
>>> processor with about two gigs of RAM. I'm shooting for 25 or 30. That
>>> way they will have spare power for applications that work the cpu.
>>>
>>> Thin clients can be placed all over the building. Plug them into the
>>> appropriate switch/terminal server and away you go. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Shane Spencer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok :) 2/4/8 independant heads on one fast computer is a pretty good
>>>> and very fast interface, just not an option one you are looking for.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/14/07, Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This is not an option. Thin clients and terminal servers aren't that
>>>>> expensive. They also give you more flexibility. Remember, most
>>>>> companies, schools are using workstations. That's a lot more expensive
>>>>> then a thin client setup.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shane Spencer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Damien, have you ever checked out Multi Terminal setups vs Remote
>>>>>> Terminals? May help lower budget clients get 4 machines under the
>>>>>> hood of one well equipped PC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I set this up at home using a highly custom method, its not in
>>>>>> operation at the moment, however it works quite well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/14/07, Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How stable is stable? I need audio in LTSP and the one that should "just
>>>>>>> work" is Feisty.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> adam bultman wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just upgraded my "outside" pc to fawn the other day. The PC doesn't
>>>>>>>> reboot properly (like the computers of old, it isn't smart enough to
>>>>>>>> reboot itself) and fawn seems rather nice, so far. Fairly stable,
>>>>>>>> from a command-line point of view. Fawn also has proper drivers for
>>>>>>>> the MEGARAID RAID card it has in it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Adam
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Damien Hull wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Check out the testing version of Ubuntu.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2006-December/000225.html
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