[X2go-User] Thin client laptop

[Paul van der Vlis]

Op 16-02-12 19:48, Mike Gabriel schreef:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Do 16 Feb 2012 19:03:43 CET Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> 
>> Op 16-02-12 16:35, Arnold Krille schreef:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Thursday 16 February 2012 15:17:59 Paul van der Vlis wrote:
>>>> Are here people with experiences with laptops for thin-client use?
>>>> I need 7 laptops for use with X2go.
>>>
>>> Using the same atom-based systems in desktop-thinclients as they
>>> would be in
>>> netbooks, we have very good experience. Using netbooks/notebooks for
>>> thinclients with only the wifi will be slow and sluggish and will not
>>> allow
>>> network-boot...
>>
>> We use 3G, and we need to be mobile. We allready do that and it's not
>> too slow. Netbooks are too small to work confortable, we need 12"-15".
> 
> If you configure network-manager system-wide and from a config file
> (i.e. you do not use the nm-applet utility or something similar GUI'ish)...
> 
> [ -> Google for this by yourself, there is some Ubuntu-Wiki help
> around... ]

Hmmm, did not know that network-manager can be configured system wide..

> ... then you can do this:
> 
>   o install a minimal Debian squeeze from a Debian CD
>   o install x2gothinclient from our repos
> 
> ... and then start using an X2Go thin client that is installed on the
> netbooks hard disk.

Yes, I know.
I am asking this to find nice hardware. Maybe I was not clear enough.

With regards,
Paul.



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