RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] X based Windows app. server
Eeek Sounds on Terminal Server.... I wouldn't wan't to run anything other than office on Citrix / Terminal Server especially dodgy educational software written by a bored teacher. Messy Messy Messy. Would be likely to bring the whole system down when 2 wished to use it. Johnny ==================================== This e-mail is intended for the addressee shown. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by persons or unauthorized employees of the intended organisations is strictly prohibited. The contents of this email do not necessarily represent the views or policies of Hemsworth Arts and Community College , its employees or students. -----Original Message----- From: Ian [mailto:ian.lynch2@ntlworld.com] Sent: 07 February 2002 08:47 To: Michael Brown; Schools List Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] X based Windows app. server On Thursday 07 February 2002 01:25, Michael Brown wrote:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Roger Whittaker wrote:
There is a thing called xwinx, which might be what you're looking for.
Thanks, Roger - I hadn't come across that one before!
Another way to do it is to use rdesktop and NT4 Terminal Server (or Win2000 Terminal Services). I have found it easy to use rdesktop to log in to a Win2000 server some 50 miles away, across the Internet and with 512K connections at each end. It will certainly work with the bandwidth available in a LAN.
How good is rdesktop with sound etc? Seems to me that a good stop gap might be to have a Windows terminal server to run "essential" windows educational software. I'll look into the prices of client access licences but it would be a lot cheaper than buying Windows XP at well over £100 on each machine. Its probably cheaper on a large site to buy Citrix licences than to put Windows on every machine. Need to know the limitations of terminal services with popular education titles and of course if they run under WINE anyway that would be better. Snag is in testing all these. We need a knowledge base on what does and doesn't work. Regards, -- IanL -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com
Eeek Sounds on Terminal Server.... I wouldn't wan't to run anything other than office on Citrix / Terminal Server especially dodgy educational software written by a bored teacher. Messy Messy Messy. Would be likely to
Problem is that some teachers (and LEA advisors) appear to think that some of these programs are the best thing since sliced bread.
bring the whole system down when 2 wished to use it.
Hence using something like Wine/VmWare/Win4Lin, etc Where all the Windows stuff is confined to a nice unix process may be easier. Also doing it this way means that the Windows program/session can automatically have access to anywhere the user who started it has access to. With some kind of terminal server people would need to log in twice. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Mark Evans wrote:
bring the whole system down when 2 wished to use it. Hence using something like Wine/VmWare/Win4Lin, etc Where all the Windows stuff is confined to a nice unix process may be easier. Also doing it this way means that the Windows program/session can automatically have access to anywhere the user who started it has access to. With some kind of terminal server people would need to log in twice.
Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Kerberized rdesktop in order to get a "no-password" login to a Win2K terminal server? Michael
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