Wow - Thanks!<br>
Does that mean that LTSP does not work with VNC/RDP type thin
clients? I may have misunderstood the point of ltsp. Is it just
and X server?<br>
<br>
I did edit the dhcp for my router, which I presume would also be my name-server?<br>
<br>
I appreciate your help! This might be a good topic sometime too, as
more schools, and homes may be interested in this, especially if there
is a linux program for monitoring usage (Dan's Guardian?).<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/24/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Godwin</b> <<a href="mailto:geektoyz@gmail.com">geektoyz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Bill,<br><br>We use it at work. I married RedHat 9 with LTSP a long time ago. You
<br>can get ROMs (to use from a floppy or serve from your DHCP/LTSP<br>server) from <a href="http://www.rom-o-matic.net">www.rom-o-matic.net</a><br><br>I would imagine most of it is already setup for you. You just need to
<br>tweak a few files. Here's a typical entry on the dhcpd.conf file:<br>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>ddns-update-style none;<br>option domain-name-servers <a href="http://192.168.37.2">
192.168.37.2</a>, <a href="http://192.168.37.3">192.168.37.3</a>;<br>option routers <a href="http://192.168.37.1">192.168.37.1</a>;<br>deny duplicates;<br>subnet <a href="http://192.168.37.0">192.168.37.0</a> netmask <a href="http://255.255.255.0">
255.255.255.0</a> {<br> option root-path "192.168.37.113:/opt/ltsp/i386";<br> option broadcast-address <a href="http://192.168.37.255">192.168.37.255</a>;<br> option subnet-mask <a href="http://255.255.255.0">
255.255.255.0</a>;<br> option domain-name-servers <a href="http://192.168.37.2">192.168.37.2</a>, <a href="http://192.168.37.3">192.168.37.3</a>;<br> option domain-name "<a href="http://idcomp.net">idcomp.net
</a>";<br> option routers <a href="http://192.168.37.1">192.168.37.1</a>;<br> range <a href="http://192.168.37.11">192.168.37.11</a> <a href="http://192.168.37.99">192.168.37.99</a>;<br> }<br><br>
# Boot from floppy.<br>host <a href="http://thinclient4.idcomp.net">thinclient4.idcomp.net</a> {<br> next-server <a href="http://192.168.37.113">192.168.37.113</a>;<br> filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.21-ltsp-1
";<br> option root-path "192.168.37.113:/opt/ltsp/i386";<br> hardware ethernet A0:50:1F:75:6B:C0;<br> }<br><br># Walmart PC - boot with PXE (sis900 nic)<br>host <a href="http://thinclient6.idcomp.net">
thinclient6.idcomp.net</a> {<br> hardware ethernet 00:0B:6A:3E:EA:84;<br> next-server <a href="http://192.168.37.113">192.168.37.113</a>;<br> if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) = "PXEClient" {
<br> filename
"/lts/pxe/eb-5.2.4-sis900.zpxe";<br> } else if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) = "Etherboot"<br> {<br> filename
"/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.21-ltsp-1";<br> option
vendor-encapsulated-options 3c:09:45:74:68:65:72:62:6f:6f<br>:74:ff;<br> }<br> option root-path "192.168.37.113:/opt/ltsp/i386";<br> }<br>--------------------------------------------------------------
<br><br>Then look at the "lts.conf" file for specific workstation tweaks (ie.<br>sound, video, COM ports, etc.). You need to export the home dirs and<br>fonts (via NFS): [/etc/exports]<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------
<br># The lines between the 'LTS-begin' and the 'LTS-end' were added<br># on: Wed Nov 28 11:19:42 PST 2001 by the ltsp installation script.<br># For more information, visit the ltsp homepage<br># at <a href="http://www.ltsp.org">
http://www.ltsp.org</a><br>#<br><br># Root / folder<br>/opt/ltsp/i386<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)">192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br><br># Swap File<br>/var/opt/ltsp/swapfiles
<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_root_squash)">192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br><br># Fonts<br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)">
192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br>/usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)">192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br>/usr/share/fonts
<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)">192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br>/usr/lib/openoffice/share/fonts<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)">
192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)</a><br><br># Export /home for local Apps support in LTSP<br>/home<br><a href="http://192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_root_squash)">192.168.37.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_root_squash)
</a><br>----------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>I believe that's it. Download a rom for your specific NIC, write it<br>to a floppy then boot the workstation from it. Not all PC's support<br>
PXE booting, but I read somewhere that the newer versions of LTSP<br>support RPL booting as well. Hasn't worked for me though.<br><br>cheers,<br>Godwin<br><br><br><br>On 12/24/05, Bill Creswell <<a href="mailto:billcreswell@gmail.com">
billcreswell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> If anyone has any knowledge of ltsp, I would like to know how to use it.<br>><br>> I downloaded and intstalled edubuntu, which supposedly has ltsp enabled by<br>> default.
<br>><br>> I see no services, and I can't vnc or rd into it. I can't find any<br>> instructions on getting started with it.<br>><br>> This seems like a great way to give my kids access to a faster computer,
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