On 02/09/07, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) <hylton@conacher.co.za> wrote:
What is implied and what actually is are two different things. These days I doubt a PC manufacturer, here in SA, would let a box out of their store without a HDD. The OP needs to let us know.
In this case there are no implications. The subject line actually makes it quite clear. LTSP = Linux Terminal Server Project, which is a project which allows you to connect dumb terminals (diskless workstations) to a single server. You do get special thin client units designed specifically for this job Here is a list of some of them: http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4923746399.html Unfortunately they are quite expensive here in SA, so we build our own, using normal PC components. It is basically just a PC without any fancy hardware and without a disk. (We don't care what PC manufacturers offer in terms of PCs as we build our own, so we are not dependent on their specs)
I do not know about JetDirect devices but if it was a network printer it should surely be able to be installed on the LTSP server and shared for its users?
The problem was not installing the printer on the server, but getting the dumb terminal, to which the printer is connected, to see the usb port where the printer is connected. The way it works is that you connect the printer physically to a dumb terminal. Seeing that the terminal has no software installed on it, you cannot install a printer driver on it. So, you set up the boot config of the terminal to map the usb port to a JetDirect port (9100). Then you configure the printer on the server and points it to the port on the dumb terminal. I managed to solve the problem, BTW. We had 3 kernels set up on the server for the clients to use for booting, but unfortunately something went wrong with the LTSP setup and we only had a set of modules for one of the kernels. So I just changed the boot config of LTSP to use the kernel that does have modules and the problem was solved. -- Andre Truter | Software Consultant | Registered Linux user #185282 Jabber: andre.truter@gmail.com | http://www.trusoft.co.za ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org