Howto: Configuring LTSP and playing audio on clients July 8th, 2009
Author: knut (a) knuthaugen dot no, copyright 2004.
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Abstract
This document describes how to do general setup of diskless clients for LTSP and configuring sound to work on the clients (actually without sound working on the server).
Setup
The document is based on the following setup and you’ll have to deduce any changes regarding your own network. Those are the breaks.
* A server running SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional, running the LTSP server, version 4.
* Another machine running the DHCP and TFTP services, separate from the LTSP server.
* Diskless clients booting via PXE. Clients have sound cards, server does not, not that it matters much in this case. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Install LTSP 5 with Etherboot Floppy Workstations July 8th, 2009
Introduction
1–Preparing your Server for the Installation of LTSP
2–Installing LTSP
3–Personalizing the Generic LTSP Files
4–Etherboot Image Booting – Part 1: Configuring the Server
5–Etherboot Image Booting – Part 2: Configuring the LTSP Workstation
6–Installation Notes
7–Sample LTSP Files
8–References Read the rest of this entry »
How to Install LTSP Server on Ubuntu 9.04 July 8th, 2009
Monday, June 01 2009
This intallation will allow you to use Thin Client workstations with Ubuntu Desktop. with the Hardy Heron (8.04) release the LTSP installer functionallity developed in edubuntu was moved to the Ubuntu alternate CD. All current releases follow this format. Get the iso from http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/, select the latest release and make sure you download from the Alternate install CD area of the web page.
The installer will set up an out of the box working LTSP install for you if your server has two network cards. If that is not the case it will tell you what to modify to run with a single network card.
Once you boot up the CD, hit F4. The “Modes” menu will pop up. Select “Install an LTSP Server”. Now just move on with the install.
This document assumes you have installed two NIC’s (network cards) in your server. Hopefully you’ve done so before you installed Debian so they are listed as eth0 and eth1. If you added a second after the install, a reboot will load drivers for it but it won’t have an interface name. To add a configuration option you’ll need to install Webmin or edit /etc/network/interfaces. I prefer to edit the interfaces file myself. It then shows up in webmin where you can change addresses or other options.
INTERFACES:
If you plan on using NAT (Network Address Translation, from a single internet IP to multiple private network IP’s) to share your internet connection you’ll need two hardware network interfaces. One plugged into your modem or other internet gadget, the other plugged into your local area network, usually through a hub. You probably won’t be able to use a router on the internal network so a hub is preferrable. A router is not really necessary as Debian has a fine DHCP server. I have managed to get a router to act as a hub by using the hub ports alone but it won’t work using a crossover cable, from my experience.
TIP- If you have a crossover cable (for conecting two comptuers rather than computer to hub) you can use it with a hub by plugging one end it into your internal network adapter and the other end into the “uplink” port on the hub. You can then use regular straight through cables to connect the internal net computers to the hub.
