convert old pc into thin client

[anonimous]

hi

We would like to convert old pc's into thin clients.

Where can I get free linux thin client supported PC-over-IP?

[bulletp31]

Dont think this is in the correctl location. The VMware View guys might be able to advise better

PC-IP is a VMware view only protocal and as fr as i know there is no Thin client build with this.

[BethanyChristia]

The only software I've found which can turn a fat client in to a thin client for free is ThinStation but I've never managed to get it working

The good news is that it does support VMware View (and maybe even PC-IP) but it also supports RDP and VNC so you can work it that way

You can turn Ubuntu-based Linux distros in to Thin Clients, though I've never managed to get that working either!

Good luck!

[jcwuerfl]

Pretty much any distro really although there are some specifically ment for thin clients.

You can actually now get the VMware's thin client:

http://code.google.com/p/vmware-view-open-client/

Actually, here is an example of how to do it:

http://www.clearpathsg.com/blogs/2010/09/08/make-your-own-vmware-view-thin-client-30-minutes

[anonimous]

Thx, but VMware View Open Client doesn't support PCoIP and I need a free Thin client supporting PCoIP.

[jfrantz]

Thinstation should work for you. http://www.thinstation.org/

-Jeff

[anonimous]

but I need a thin client supporting PCoIP and http://www.thinstation.org/ doesn't support PCoIP.

[jfrantz]

Sorry, I thought VMview client v4.5 supported it. Apparently it does not support PCoIP yet.

-Jeff

[BethanyChristia]

Why do you need one which supports PCoIP? It's a proprietary format

[anonimous]

We will use PCoIP, because our clients connecting to Virtual Desktop from ESX4.1 over WAN.

PCoIP should be much better than RDP over WAN.

[BethanyChristia]

Ah, I see - from what I can gather, RDP is still good but if you really want PCoIP, have a look at http://communities.vmware.com/thread/241868 for more info. Looks like you have to use the VMware View Client or hardware designed for PCoIP from someone such as WYSE