Subject: Re: NetBSD, X-win and multi users, request f
To: Rex McMaster <rmcm@compsoft.com.au>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/06/2000 02:23:10
Could I persuade people who have setup anything with NetBSD and
have been happy with the result to consider sending in a small
testimonial - see:
http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/testimonial.html
It doesn't have to be commercial, or even very long :)
David/absolute
On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Rex McMaster wrote:
> We are running 5 diskless X/NetBSD stations (sparcs) off a
> PII-300/128MB at home. Netscape, emacs, mail-server, games
> etc. Performance is acceptable. The 10MB network is the major
> bottleneck.
> --
> Rex McMaster rex@mcmaster.wattle.id.au
> http://www.compsoft.com.au/~rmcm/pgp-pk
>
> John A. Maier writes:
> > I've been kicking around the idea of migrating a bunch of my older PCs
> > here at school to X stations.
> >
> > I was planing on boot NetBSD and do a X -broadcast to get an xdm login
> > off of a server. Typically the students will just use it for netscape
> > and email things.
> >
> > Anyone doing this at another facility? What is the max load of Xstations
> > you can hang off of a given server?
> >
> > I'm looking at 3-5 X/NetBSD stations off of a PII-300 w/ 128 MB, see
> > reasonable?
> >
> > John A. Maier
> > Kemper Military School and College
> > Director of MIS
> > Voice: 660-882-5623
> > Fax: 660-882-3778
> > Email: johnam@kemper.org
> > Web: www.kemper.org
>