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Remote desktop & terminal independence
Hi.
I am a Unix newbie and I need your help for a pet project. I would appreciate if you could help. I currently have one OpenBSD server at home that runs 4.6 stable. The machine has 80GB hard disk space. I have user accounts for my family members on that machine. I want to know as to how I can operate this machine without working on the console. (i.e) I want a terminal in the living room and a terminal each in the kid's rooms. They would access the Unix box remotely. I do not have any spare machines/ laptops. I cannot run wires and hence am looking for a wireless option. I do not want to buy a laptop and then wipe it for BSD. Can I buy some diskless units and connect to my "server"? This is the setup I am imagining. I have a Keyboard+mouse+monitor+speakers+microphone unit in the living room. I turn it on and the machine asks me for my login id & password. I type those in and I get a graphical desktop. I create my documents and save it. Then I log out. The files that I created are on the "central server" and I can access them from the console or from the kid's rooms. I do not want to store any of my files on the local "terminal" for I would have to "hunt" for my files in each of the workstations I use. With this arrangement, I do not have to share my desktop/console with anybody. The kids can be in their room, listen to music, browse the net while claiming they are doing homework etc. The advantages to me are: a) OS patching and upgrade are at one place and easy to accomplish. b) Software package install & upgrade is easy c) Virus scans easy. (I use F-prot) d) Files are in one place and hence easy to find. e) I can make enhancements to improve security without affecting end user experience. eg. router config, firewall config, proxy setup etc. My questions are: a) Is this dream reasonable? b) What do I need to buy as terminals? c) How do I "boot" my terminals? Is this where PXE comes? d) What do I need to do to OpenBSD setup to accomplish this? Thanks in advance. -gm |
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