Terminal services alternatives

Tom Diehl tdiehl at rogueind.com
Mon Dec 13 02:42:14 UTC 2004


On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Ben Steeves wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:19:29 -0500 (EST), Tom Diehl <tdiehl at rogueind.com> wrote:
> > I would like to be able to have a server somewhere connected to the internet via
> > a T1. Clients would be connected to the internet via some type of broadband
> > connection (no dialup). The clients ideally would be something along the lines
> > of a winterm or thinstar. I know this type of thing is easially done with
> > windoze terminal services, or windoze termianl services and citirx depending
> > on exactly what you need, but is there a linux equivelent?
> 
> If you're looking for a real thin-client solution, the Sun
> Microsystems SunRay client is quite nice.  I'm not entirely sure if it
> would work over a WAN, but I think in the latest version it may be
> able to.  The SunRay server software runs on Linux.

Thanks,

I will have a look at it.

I have also noticed that both ncd and wyse have what appears to be a possible
solution for thin clients on linux. Anyone have any experience with them??

Tom




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