[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Terminal server

[MadHat]

At 12:14 PM 8/9/2001 -0500, Mark Bickel wrote:

> > From discuss-admin at ntlug.org Thu Aug  9 11:51 CDT 2001
> > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > From: MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Terminal server
> > Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 11:49:28 -0500
>
>Clarification of terms:
>Terminal Server: a system which manages asynchronous serial communications 
>to a
>                  variety of external devices or systems. No X needed for 
> that!
>X-Terminal: a system which provides basic X-Window server functions (runs an
>             X-server and window manager, and possibly even a desktop) by 
> which
>             a user can access X-client applications which may be executed
>             (processed) from a remote system. Thin-client - possibly 
> diskless.

Linux Terminal Server Project considers the 2 to be the same I think.  As 
far as from a server point of view...  which I guess makes sense, sort 
of.  I am just used to looking at it a little differently.
http://www.ltsp.org/documentation/lts_ig_v2.4/lts_ig_v2.4-1.html

>Mark.Bickel at ericsson.com
>
>
>MadHat wrote:
> > Define terminal server.  When I set up a terminal server it has several
> > comm ports added (like 20 or so) and each one is connected to a machine so
> > I can use a terminal program to connect though the serial ports in case 
> the
> > ethernet dies or such.  Console connections.   Or do you mean the other 
> way
> > around where the central server does all the real work and the 'terminals'
> > are just like 386's used for their boot-ability and input/output value
> > (mouse, keyboard and monitor)?
> >
> >
> > >I did just finish setting up my computer as a terminal server, and have 1
> > >remote xterm that boots to floppy.
> > >Let me know if you think that may be interesting enough to bring.
> > >
> > >Randall Gibson
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