Installing DSL on thin clients?

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Installing DSL on thin clients?
started by: gizmo911uk

Posted by gizmo911uk on April 27 2006,19:51

I am wanting to install DSL onto a thin client, preferably booting through usb.

Can this been done?
Any particular thin clients work better than others?

Posted by michaelbez on May 03 2006,09:30

I have installed DSL on a geode based thin client I have that boots off CF. It had build in ethernet, usb and audio so now I have a tiny silent PC

. It does run rather slowly but it works great for browsing the web and play shoutcast streams.

Posted by pr0f3550r on May 03 2006,17:28

I'm interested in the geode. Any way to have wireless on board? I was thinking of a usb dongle. Any experience about it?

Posted by michaelbez on May 03 2006,18:51

The thin client I have had a PCI slot hidden inside as I think another model of it has a modem fitted. After playing with it I thought I'd try a wireless PCI card in it and it works a treat

Posted by gizmo911uk on May 03 2006,20:07

michaelbez: where did you get that (AMD Geode GX is it?). seems to be f-all on ebay at the minute.

Posted by michaelbez on May 05 2006,09:13

There areways thin clients in ebay under Buy>Computing>Networking>Mainframes/ Terminals. A WYSE Winterm or Compaq Evo should be just what your are looking for

Posted by gizmo911uk on May 05 2006,10:33

is there anything i should look out for when getting one, what would make one work/not work.