RE: [school-discuss] LTSP First Time - why not net-boot?

[Richard Wraith <rgw@trinity.unimelb.edu.au>]

Daniel,

Your work won't let you into an Australian educational site - wow!

In LTSP the processing is done on the server and only the screen is
presented on the terminal. In netboot the client does not have a HD but
boots off a server over the network. Once booted it behaves like a normal
PC in that the processing is done on the client.

So net-booting requires a beefier client but a less powerful server
whereas LTSP needs more in the server and less in the client. With
net-booting you do get more power in the users hands and better response
for some apps like games. LTSP allows you to use much lower power clients.

Both give you a single image to administer and very robust clients (no
pesky HDs to crash or corrupt) - just the thing for labs.

In the end it it horse for courses depending on your local situation.

Cheers,

Richard

-- 
Dr Richard Wraith                             rgw@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Director of IT & T and the Trinity Learning Innovation Centre
Trinity College   Royal Parade   Parkville   3052   Victoria   Australia
tel: +61-3-9348 7112      mobile: 0417 361 093      fax: +61-3-9348 7498

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 daniel.hunt@iibbank.ie wrote:

> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:56:03 +0100
> From: daniel.hunt@iibbank.ie
> Reply-To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
> To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
> Subject: RE: [school-discuss] LTSP First Time - why not net-boot?
>
> Richard,
>
> I can't access those links because of proxy restrictions in my workplace! :(
>
> What's the difference between net-boot and LTSP??
>
>
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