IronBits
11-17-2003, 04:42 PM
http://freshmeat.net/projects/pxes/?branch_id=28219&release_id=142425&topic_id=139%2C158%2C140%2C156%2C234
PXES is a micro Linux distribution for thin clients that converts any suitable machine into a versatile thin client within minutes. It can access XDM servers presenting a graphical login screen, Microsoft Terminal Servers, Citrix ICA, and VNC servers, LTSP, or a local X session with simple desktop and window manager. A graphical configuration tool allows parameters such as the server to be set. Local devices can be accessed, including sound, printers, and disks. It boots on a variety of hardware, and does not require NFS. It can be used over low bandwidth WAN and VPN connections, and can also be booted from local media like hard disk and CD-ROMs where network boot cannot be used.
I wonder if this would work to give us better application support on the pxe nodes?
For examples
telnet (to do remote booting of nodes) or
urpmi (to add packages/libraries needed to run some cllients on the pxe node)
PXES is a micro Linux distribution for thin clients that converts any suitable machine into a versatile thin client within minutes. It can access XDM servers presenting a graphical login screen, Microsoft Terminal Servers, Citrix ICA, and VNC servers, LTSP, or a local X session with simple desktop and window manager. A graphical configuration tool allows parameters such as the server to be set. Local devices can be accessed, including sound, printers, and disks. It boots on a variety of hardware, and does not require NFS. It can be used over low bandwidth WAN and VPN connections, and can also be booted from local media like hard disk and CD-ROMs where network boot cannot be used.
I wonder if this would work to give us better application support on the pxe nodes?
For examples
telnet (to do remote booting of nodes) or
urpmi (to add packages/libraries needed to run some cllients on the pxe node)