[K12OSN] Question on diskless vs diskfull clients & how to get them

[Jim Hays]

The bottom line for most schools - especially this year - is cost.  With 
that in mind, use what you have.  If you have a bunch of Mac ans can get 
them to work (not the easiest thing), definitely use them.  If you are 
going to buy new clients, then get something that will boot to the 
network.  If you have a student group that can build them, it would be a 
great project - and they will have fun doing it, not to mention the 
"ownership" feeling that they will get out of the project.

Donated PC's will work very well for this purpose.  I just got 7 from a 
federal agency (Compaq Pentium II) and they work very well.  (Isn't 
Rom-o-matic just about the coolest site you've ever used?)

Bottom line - use what you can and save as much money as you can.  Put 
your money in the server and switches.

Chris Kacoroski wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We are considering a LTSP project and am wondering the following:
>
> 1.  If there is any difference to how LTSP is set and configured if 
> you have a diskless or diskfull client.  Does it make a difference on 
> the network load?  Server load?  With a diskfull client I am assuming 
> you could cache some stuff on the disk.
>
> 2. Options for getting clients.  So far I am looking at:
>
> a) buy diskless workstation terminals like the Term 150
> b) buy parts and have the local kids build small form factor diskless 
> workstations
> c) use old macs (of which we have a lot).  concerned about maintenance 
> issues here
> d) donated pc's.  concerned about variability and viability here.
>
> What have you found out that works and what doesn't work.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice.
>
> cheers,
>
> ski
>
> -- 
> "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it
>   connected to the entire universe"        John Muir
>
> Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, ckacoroski at nsd.org, 425-489-6263
>
>
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