Ok, basic idea I'm working with is a linux bootdisk that supports laptops, PCs etc - it contains just enough data to boot a system, get it on the network (DHCP) and mount a FTP site as a filesystem. Once online the next idea is to boot a BASIC copy of X11 over the 'net. So far the problem with this is that X11 itself is huge and the mini copies (ie: pxes) seems to be setup for specific paths that cannot be used in my situation. Anyone with ideas on how to compile or use a mini X11 distro is encouraged to post a comment with info. Unfortunately I am limited to FTP or Webdav for mounting the filesystem in question and I am also forced to not use BOOTP due to not controlling the DHCP servers. Please post any ideas and suggestions :)
Posted by Aaron at August 17, 2002 01:54 PMpen and paper?
Posted by: Moonpuddle on August 17, 2002 11:47 PMSweet Baby Geezus!
You posted *again*!
The world must be coming to an end...
Posted by: sydnromes on August 18, 2002 02:39 AMAnd I mis-spelled me name.
It's over Aaron. The world as we know it is all over...
Posted by: syndromes on August 18, 2002 02:40 AMHah, thanks for visiting Mr. S.
Posted by: Aaron on August 18, 2002 02:41 AMI think the idea for thin clients is to have the server running X11. RedHat has made a util to patch X11 to have not only the X11 serer, but the window managers aswell on the server. Unlike conventional X11 where the server runs on a host, and you can connect to it with your problem, all the data is stored in the same place. The thin client then just has to execute it it will work, instead of having the client/window manager on the thin client itself.
Posted by: Luniac on September 8, 2002 11:37 AM