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Channel log from 30 March 2014   (all times are UTC)

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01:52
<Ark74>
hi guys, do you know if this card's flow control can be disabled?
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02:23
<Ark74>
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TG-3468#spec
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06:32
<alkisg>
Ark74: it can't be disabled
06:33
Try intel, broadcom, marvell, smc, d-link...
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07:07
<Ark74>
ethtool -a eth0 would let me know, right?
07:09
or directly with; ethtool -A eth0 autoneg off rx off
07:09
i'll test, thanks
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20:37
<Ltspquestion>
Yo, if i have 150-200 fat clients, do i need to cluster my ltsp? Or is one server ok?
20:40
<vagrantc>
depends on useage
20:41
<Ltspquestion>
Probably just web browsing, maybe bit of skype etc
20:41
Nice thng about clustering is high availability right..
20:41
<vagrantc>
the fatclients are basically mostly using the server as a fileserver ... so disk i/o becomes important ... and if using the default sshfs homdirs, that eats some cpu.
20:42
<Ltspquestion>
Hmm, have you ever seen ltsp on a cloud?
20:42
<vagrantc>
lag will kill you
20:42
or do you mean a local network cloud?
20:43
<Ltspquestion>
Yeah local
20:43
Im just thinking of creating cluster servers in cloud etc
20:44
Maybe that way it could manage reboots in the case of a crash etc
20:44
<vagrantc>
it just depends on how it's implemented ... if the clients have no idea they're connecting to a cloud vs. a regular computer, then it'd surely work.
20:44
<Ltspquestion>
Just seems complicated..... Cloud on metal, ltsp on cloud
20:44
But i reckon it would be pretty neat
20:44
<vagrantc>
but ip address changes, different processes running on different virtual machines ... that could throw a wrench in things...
20:45
i'm sure something is possible there ... and would be good to explore
20:45
<Ltspquestion>
Ill play with it, report back if people are interested
20:45
<vagrantc>
most of my LTSP networks have been fairly straightforward
20:46
<Ltspquestion>
Do you know what kind of network traffic a thin/fat client generates
20:46
<vagrantc>
server-wise, fanciest thing is just running the LTSP servers on virtual machines
20:46
<Ltspquestion>
Will i be ok with standard switches
20:46
<vagrantc>
alkisg periodically does some numbers on network useage
20:47
main issue with thin clients is multimedia video ... as with modern resolutions and color depth, that eats a ton of bandwidth to stream video over X.
20:48
but with fatclients, it's virtually no different from running from a hard disk
20:48
<Ltspquestion>
Hmm, do fat clients take significantly longer to boot?
20:48
<vagrantc>
not much ... it only loads over the network hat it actually uses.
20:49
<Ltspquestion>
Cool
20:49
So fat clients are good on modern hardware
20:50
Thanks for your help
20:50
<vagrantc>
generally
20:51
there are some quirks with our current implementation, namely anything requiring authenticating with a password (i.e. screensaver)
20:51
or more importantly, screen locker
20:51
we have plans for ltsp6 that will fix that, though it's coming rather slowly
20:52
<Ltspquestion>
So if the screen locks, it sometimes doesnt unlock?
20:53
<vagrantc>
there's no way for it to unlock
20:53
it doesn't have access to the passwords
20:53
or rather the password hashes
20:54
<Ltspquestion>
Hmm so maybe better to stick with thinclients?
20:54
<vagrantc>
though you could run the screenlocker as a remote application, in that case
20:54
i.e. running it on the server
20:54
it really depends on your needs
20:55
<Ltspquestion>
I pretty much just want to run ubuntu
20:55
Let people browse the internet, type docs etc
20:55
<vagrantc>
fatclients take full advantage of modern hardware ... thin clients have limitations based on the technology, but are also more time-tested
20:56
<Ltspquestion>
So screenlock would be better i guess
20:56
<vagrantc>
"browse the internet" doesn't really say much with the modern internet
20:56
i.e. that could mean watching high definition videos :P
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20:56
<Ltspquestion>
Hmm maybe :)
20:58
Fat client sounds better
20:59
<vagrantc>
at the last ltsp hackfest, we were talking about shifting the focus of LTSP from thin clients to fat clients... still supporting both, but maye changing defaults
21:00
<Ltspquestion>
Well as long as it works as youd hope, i think its probably the better one?
21:01
<vagrantc>
if you have the hardware to support it, it's definitely a nice option
21:02
<Ltspquestion>
So how do you solve the screensaver thing?
21:02
Can you confogure the screenlock to work with an ldap server?
21:03
<vagrantc>
you can run individual apps on the server or on the local hardware ... so you can run the locker on the server
21:03
<Ltspquestion>
Ah cool
21:03
So its not really an issue
21:04
<vagrantc>
it takes some effort
21:04
but it's possible.
21:05
i think some projects also set up pam-ldap or some such so that the fat clients can authenticate properly ...
21:05
our default setup is kind of a hackish workaround to avoid needing to set up ldap
21:06
i think the debian-edu project has ldap authenticated fat clients
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21:14
<Ltspquestion>
I guess if its cloud based
21:14
And you create a beast of an insstance
21:14
You might not need clustering?
21:14
Also if the cloud dealth with high availability etc for you
21:17
Ok gtg thx for your help
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