[FreeNX-kNX] Thin-Client-Network

Lindner lindner_marek at yahoo.de
Wed Sep 29 18:38:01 UTC 2004


Doug Burks wrote:

>I think the best way to understand the concept is to see it in action.
> The easiest way to set up an NX server is to download the Knoppix 3.6
>.iso (linked in my previous email), burn to CD, and boot a PC from
>that CD.  Once Knoppix boots, follow the instructions here:
>http://www.tinyapps.org/freenx/
>
>Once you've connected from the NX client, you'll notice that KDE and
>all applications are running on the NX server and the screen is being
>transported across the network to the NX client.  While you have this
>NX session open, you could go to another PC and fire up another NX
>session.  The NX client could be a PXES Thin Client, a Windows PC
>running the Windows NX client, a Linux PC running the Linux NX client,
>or a PC booted on the Knoppix 3.6 CD running the included NX client. 
>Thus, one NX server serves multiple clients.
>
>Once you've seen it action and understand the concept, then you'll
>want to build a real NX server (running from a hard drive instead of
>the Knoppix CD).  To do this, you could install Knoppix to the hard
>drive, or install a regular Debian, Red Hat, or Gentoo distribution,
>or just about any flavor of Linux.  Install all of the apps that your
>thin-client users will need on the NX server.  Then install NX and
>test an NX client like you did above.  Once you've tested
>successfully, then you can start adding more and more thin clients--5,
>10, perhaps 20 or more, depending on what applications the end-users
>will be using.


Ok, I'll do that first.



>I have no experience with LTSP, but my understanding is that it uses
>the raw X protocol to transmit the screen over the network.  This is
>VERY inefficient as NX can compress the raw X protocol and decrease
>the client/server round-trip latency at the same time, decreasing
>network traffic and increasing responsiveness.


Thats why I would like to use NX as a proxy.
The advantage is that LTSP is almost "ready-to-use". DHCP / TFTP / NFS
and all the rest (on the client and server side) is preconfigured and
can easily be customized. I'd like to combine both advantages ...

Regards,
Marek





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