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
>