[K12OSN] Experience with Gnome and 100MB per terminal?

[Sudev Barar]

On 8/9/05, Mike Heins <k12osn at perusion.com> wrote:
> I am putting in a new LTSP configuration with 30 terminals. I have
> a server with a dedicated 100MB ethernet using switches, and it has
> the latest 4.2.x K12LTSP with Fedora Core 3.
> 
> I have heard a number of things about memory and capacity, like
> 50M per client, Gnome and KDE are unusuable, IceWM is lowest
> memory, etc. But I would dearly love to use Gnome instead of
> the rather clunky IceWM.
> 
> What is the latest sense for capacity of a Gnome/Fedora Core 3
> K12LTSP setup? Is 30 terminals too much for a server with 3GB
> of RAM (processor is midrange Athlon 2400+)?

Go right ahead I do not tink there would be any problems. I use
100mbps and run iptraf to moinitor net traffic with twenty five plus
users logged in I hardly see peaks beyond 20mbps ever,

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Sudev Barar
Learning Linux