Terminal services alternatives
Tom Diehl
tdiehl at rogueind.com
Mon Dec 13 02:43:52 UTC 2004
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 14:27, Aly Dharshi wrote:
>
> > 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.
> > >
> > The lastest release should I would think. But it works fairly well here.
>
> It works over a wan, but make sure you have low latency and large
> bandwidth. Otherwise it can be painfully slow.
The painfully slow part is what I am trying to avoid. Just how much bandwidth
are you talking about?
Regards,
Tom
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