[K12OSN] M$ access from K12LTSP

[norbert]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the "testimonial" :-) .
If I may, to address the floppy issue what we have done is mounted & 
shared the Linux home directory in Windows. So when the user saves a 
file it's actually in their linux directory and they can then use mtools 
to save the file locally on the floppy.
We've done this for each user mounting the appropriate directory to the 
Win login account.

norbert

dahopkins at comcast.net wrote:

>Norbert,
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>>Bottom line if anyone has experience with any of the above 
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>The rdesktop solution connecting to a Windows Terminal server is exactly the solution NCS is currently using.  It works well, except for sound.  It does allow NCS staff to interact with the state which is rather MS-centric at present (and some web-based applications will only work with IE).  Also, it allows for other MS-only applications to be used. Overall, it has worked well and will continue to be used, but ... caveats (issues I have had this year):
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>1) Teachers and staff aren't always comfortable with the thin clients because of perceived inability to save data to a floppy or USB flash. Mtools works, but is just different enough to make things interesting, especially since I do not know any good way to save to a local floppy from an rdesktop session.
>2) Some packages that teachers want (Accelerated Reader/Math) don't work in this setup because of software and/or hardware issues. Others can behave a little flaky (WinSchool Egrades), not a show stopper, but ... different.
>3) Users tend to forget that they are actually running on the server (which is good) and think that they should have access to all the hardware on the thin client (like cdrom, local disk, plug-in USB camera, etc) and just have it work like their PC at home.  Many can be made to work, just not quite transparent yet.
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>Sincerely,
>Dave Hopkins
>Newark Charter School
>Newark Delaware
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