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A thin client is a computer that primarily operates by using the resources provided a server. Common thin client protocols include RDP, X11, VNC, and Citrix ICA,

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SQUID Proxy in a thinclient environment

I have an environment that uses thin client technology. Many thin clients connect to a central server, log in, and get an X session under their username. All requests to the internet come from the master server's IP. I would like to set up a proxy…
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Are there any Thin Client software's for WinXP that block P2P and torrent? Except server-side installation

I want to block p2p and torrent connection without any firewall or server-side software installation. Most of all it is FREE. Thanks.
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What are EN, EP and EX platforms?

I keep hearing all these terms - EN, EP and EX level servers. What do these terms mean? What are they classifications of? How are they demarcated from one another? How are they different from the thin client-thick client server classification used…
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How to disable the cancel button in rdesktop?

I work in IT for a community college and we're currently trying to re-purpose some yesteryear machines as thin clients. I'm pretty much there, where rdesktop opens up the terminal server login screen beautifully. The missing element is that the…
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Application Server for AutoCAD and some other heavy applications.

In a civil engineering firm, there are 6 desktop computers (Dual core 2.6GHz CPU with 3GB of RAM). Each of them are running the following applications: Etabs, SaFe, AutoCAD, 3DMax, Sap, Office on Microsoft Windows. We are currently thinking about…
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Connecting to a secure, graphical, x session using a stateless thin client

I'm looking for an open source, non-proprietery solution to this problem, any help would be appreciated. I'd like to setup a server running Ubuntu Server. I'd then like to connect to this server from a stateless thin client and use an x-session.…
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Thin Client Environments - Where to Start

I'm new to the Thin Client / VDI concept but it seems like my environment might be a good candidate for converting. Currently we run Windows 7, so I would like to investigate a TS/VDI solution with minimal change to our typical business applications…
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Wyse Z Class Thin Client (WES7) Image Deployment

We are currently working on deploying a few Wyse WES7 thin clients (Z Class, exact model escapes me at the moment). We have WDM setup, and are able to see new clients show up, interact with them, pull/push images. Our current workflow is something…
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KVM virtualization and thin clients

Would this be a viable option for clients with 1-2 servers and around 20-40 end users, some of which work remotely. Particularity I have been looking at red hat with KVM, but any distro will do. Are there any guides out there for setting up and…
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Client/server setup with network login and standard system image?

In my school library, I notice that everytime I log in to a client computer, the system seems to load my preferences and settings from a server, and the client seems to run some sort of static system image which is then personalised with my…
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What hardware thin clients are available for connecting to Linux with XDMCP (or similar)?

I'm chasing a thin client that can connect to an Ubuntu machine and utilize a modern widescreen LCD. I have used Sun Microsystems SunRay 150 thin clients for several years however the SunRay Server Software is always annoying to configure and…
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How to install Thinstation to local flash drive to the thinclient (i.e without cd rom)

We have a diskless thin client (it has it's local flash drive though) Fujitsu Futro S-100. I was able to boot from external USB flash drive and it's working just great. How can I install Thinstation to it's own flash drive?
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Can thin clients run XP from a flash drive?

I've never used thin clients so Im just wondering if I can bypass TS...
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Does anyone have any experience with skinnybytes.com?

I'm looking for a PoE zero client that will work with VMWare View (PCoIP). I was shown an all-in-one computer that operates on PoE power at http://shop.skinnybytes.com/185-PoE-Computer-AIO-Elite-PoE-185.htm. It looks great, but they're not very well…
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VM client restart

I am using a wyse terminal (thin client) with xpe. I have disabled explorer in registry and replaced the shell with the vm client so at startup it looks like a windows logon but its VM view client instead. This all works well however when I log…
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