Does this mean that Knoppix replaces the current operating system even if it does not get installed ? Does it run on top of Windows ? I'm questioning the speed of this solution ... How fast can my debugging get if the poor PC processor has to access the CD to be able to connect to cpile and take care of all the message/data exchange between the PC and the Linux cluster....
I would say that you can use either Knoppix or the SuSE live CD for this. Speed should not be a problem, because the compiling and most of the work is done on the cluster. You will only use Knoppix as an X server with terminals, so your speed is dependent on your network connection. It will also not afffect the Windows installation as it is inactive. You can remove the harddrive and still run Knoppix/SuSE Live on the PC, so the Windows that is installed on the Harddisk has no effect. The only thing is that you cannot save any files on the local machine, unless the Windows idisk use FAT32 and you manually mount the disk. HTH -- Andre Truter | Software Engineer | Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 | AIM: trusoftzaf | http://www.trusoft.za.org ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~